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Amid ongoing talks with Iran, former President Trump is reportedly weighing a bold move to seize Iran’s Kharg Island oil terminal, a step that could escalate tensions and complicate diplomacy even as discussions appear to be making progress.
Ukrainian drones struck the NOVATEK-Ust-Luga oil export terminal near Saint Petersburg, igniting a fire and damaging a tank farm; Kyiv says long-range strikes target energy infrastructure to curb Russia’s war funding, with authorities reporting 56 drones destroyed and no injuries. The attack follows a March 23 strike on Primorsk, signaling a pattern of hits on Baltic oil hubs.
Kharg Island, a 22-square-kilometer coral outcrop off Iran’s Bushehr, is the country’s oil hub, processing about 90% of exports and hosting a deep-water terminal whose capacity has been expanded to multi‑million barrels per day (with up to seven million bpd previously achievable). Despite sanctions capping exports at roughly 1.6 million barrels per day, crude is ferried mainly to Asia (led by China) after being gathered from offshore fields and piped onshore. A 2025 upgrade added two million barrels of storage. The island is heavily militarized under the IRGC, with restricted access, and sits atop a history that ranges from ancient trade routes to colonial outposts and a hard-won post-war rebuild after the Iran–Iraq conflict.
Ukraine says a drone strike hit a Russian oil terminal at the port of Taman and an air‑defence site in Crimea as Moscow escalates its drone campaign, with debris and outages reported in Odesa and Zaporizhzhia ahead of Geneva talks; Kyiv says long‑range strikes aim to cut Moscow’s oil revenue and seeks security guarantees, while Western leaders weigh concessions at the Munich Security Conference.
Kazakhstan has urged Ukraine to cease attacks on the Black Sea oil terminal of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which was damaged by a Ukrainian drone attack, leading to halted exports and concerns over critical infrastructure security.
Ukraine claimed responsibility for a drone attack on an oil terminal in Russia's Oryol region, causing a fire at a facility linked to the Russian military. The attack targeted a major oil depot in Stalnoy Kon, part of a military industrial complex supplying the Russian army. Russian authorities reported no casualties and said the fire was controlled, though not extinguished. This incident is part of Ukraine's ongoing strategy to target Russian military and energy infrastructure in retaliation for Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure.
Ukraine reportedly launched a drone attack on an oil terminal in St Petersburg, Russia, hitting targets as part of a "new phase" in the region, according to a Ukrainian military source. This action reflects Kyiv's efforts to strike back at targets deep inside Russia, nearly two years after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The attack demonstrates Ukraine's attempt to narrow the gap in strike capabilities with Russia, which regularly conducts long-range aerial bombardments of Ukraine.
An explosion at Guinea's main oil terminal in Conakry has resulted in at least eight deaths and numerous injuries, with nearby buildings sustaining damage. The cause of the fire remains unknown, prompting the closure of schools and urging workers to stay home.