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The Truth Behind Iran's Attacks on Gulf Nations Exposed: Why Was the Massive Destruction Hidden?
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News18•16-10-2026, 07:31
The Truth Behind Iran's Attacks on Gulf Nations Exposed: Why Was the Massive Destruction Hidden?
- •A report by The Independent revealed that Iran and its proxy forces attacked the oil infrastructure, ports, airports, and power plants of Gulf nations at least 135 times with missiles and drones.
- •The UAE's vital Fujairah Port was attacked at least 19 times, paralyzing the export of refined petroleum products from the port for about a month.
- •Local governments issued official statements blaming the damage on falling missile debris, but independent defense experts and satellite imagery exposed these claims as false.
- •Qatar's Ras Laffan industrial complex was directly hit, endangering 20 percent of the world's total LNG supply and threatening major global energy crisis.
- •The UAE's Barakah Nuclear Power Plant was also targeted, cutting off the main power line of a reactor and forcing it to run on emergency diesel generators.
- •Gulf nations intentionally hid the destruction to protect foreign investor confidence, mask the failure of expensive American air defense systems, and maintain public morale.
Key Questions Answered
A report revealed that Iran and its proxy forces launched at least 135 missile and drone attacks, targeting 84 highly sensitive infrastructure sites such as ports, airports, power plants, and oil facilities.
Gulf nations attempted to hide the true extent of the destruction to prevent foreign investment confidence from breaking, avoid questioning the effectiveness of their expensive American air defense systems, and protect public morale.
The attack directly destroyed two major cold boxes used to liquefying gas, which QatarGas officials noted could take three to five years to fully repair and briefly put 20% of the world's total LNG supply in grave danger.
