Bahrain's largest oil refinery BAPCO hit by Iran strike, thick smoke seen around facility

Thick smoke was seen around Bahrain's largest oil refinery BAPCO on Monday, Reuters news agency reported citing an eyewitness. This came after Bahrain's government said there had been injuries and damage in the Sitra area due to an Iranian drone attack.

This comes after US and Israel had, in a first since the start of the conflict, struck oil facilities across Iran, including in the capital city Tehran.

As Iran continues retaliatory strikes on Gulf nations, Saudi Arabia on Monday said it had downed four drones heading towards Shaybah oilfield. The drones were intercepted over the country’s Rub al-Khali desert. The United Arab Emirates said its air defence systems were responding to a missile attack.