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Oman’s Mina al-Fahal port came under attack on June 5, with the Gulf country leading exploration and production company reporting no distribution to operations.
The port is Oman’s primary petroleum export terminal and a vital hub for domestic refining operations. It serves as a key strategic loading point for global crude shipments located outside the Strait of Hormuz.
Unverified video footage that was posted to social networks showed what appears to be a one-way attack drone crashing into one of the port’s cranes.
Initially, it was reported that oil loading operations were halted at Mina al-Fahal as a result of the drone attack. Nevertheless, the Petroleum Development Oman announced shortly after that operations are “continuing normally,” without elaborating on the attack.
Oman has always been a key mediator between Iran and the United States. Still. Since the start of the American-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic, the country came under attack more than once, with Tehran being blamed in many cases, and denying any involvement.
Notably, the latest attack came just days after President Donald Trump issued a stark threat to Oman, telling the country to “behave” or face attack from the U.S.
“Oman will behave just like everybody else, or we’ll have to blow them up. They understand that. They’ll be fine,” the president said in remarks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on May 27.
The threat was likely triggered by recent reports suggesting that Oman is working with Iran to establish a toll system for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a key demand from Tehran amid negotiations to end the American-Israeli war that began on February 28.
An Omani exclave sits on the southern tip of the strait, directly across the critical waterway from Iran. It was targeted amid the war.
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