Trump’s ceasefire with Iran might have already been broken following reports that an oil refinery in the Islamic republic has been hit by missile strikes.
At least four US/Israeli airstrikes have reportedly targeted the Lavan Oil Refinery on Lavan Island in the Persian Gulf. Two refinery tanks are now on fire and the facility’s staff have been evacuated. These strikes took place several hours after the beginning of the ceasefire.
Reports from local outlets in the Persian Gulf are suggesting the Lavan refinery was hit at 10:56. Before that, a missile was fired next to the refinery, and the unit staff were evacuated. Prior to that, they had also struck the company’s continental shelf oil pier. “Three explosions at 10:20 on Lavan Island. Two refinery tanks were hit. The staff were evacuated,” one report suggested.
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