Two foreign workers were killed and several others injured after drones struck the northern Omani governorate of Sohar on Friday, according to Omani state media, the latest in Iran's ongoing wave of retaliatory strikes across the Gulf region.
Sohar, Oman © Mena Today
Two foreign workers were killed and several others injured after drones struck the northern Omani governorate of Sohar on Friday, according to Omani state media, the latest in Iran's ongoing wave of retaliatory strikes across the Gulf region.
"Two drones crashed in the governorate of Sohar. One fell in the Al-Awahi industrial zone, killing two foreign workers and wounding several others. The second crashed in an open area with no casualties," the Omani News Agency said, citing a security source.
The attack on Sohar, home to one of Oman's most strategically important industrial and port complexes, marks a significant escalation. Unlike previous Iranian strikes that targeted military or energy infrastructure, this drone hit a civilian industrial zone, killing workers with no military connection.
Oman, which has historically maintained a neutral diplomatic posture and has often served as a back-channel between Western powers and Tehran, now finds itself directly in the line of Iranian fire, a development with potentially far-reaching diplomatic consequences.
The strike adds to a growing toll of Gulf civilian and industrial targets hit since Iran launched its retaliatory campaign following the US-Israeli offensive against the Islamic Republic on February 28.
Tehran's drones are no longer discriminating between military and civilian targets, and the Gulf is paying the price.
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