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Refinery on fire in Saudi; smoke in Dubaui; plane crash in Kuwait

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New Iranian strikes reported across region, including in Saudi Arabia, as US planes crash in Kuwait

Meanwhile in Lebanon, Israeli strikes have killed at least 31 people, the health ministry says. Israel says it was responding to drone and rocket attacks from Hezbollah.

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