Overview
- Erbil’s Castrol motor‑oil depot, which was hit Wednesday morning in three waves at about 7:30, 8:40 and 10:20, took three direct drone impacts while a fourth was intercepted and destroyed.
- Governor Omid Xoshnaw said the blaze consumed the site and that firefighters later withdrew for safety, with no injuries reported among depot staff.
- The target was a warehouse complex on the Erbil–Mosul road that stores automotive lubricants for Castrol and is operated by the Sardar Group.
- Iran’s ambassador to the UK, Seyed Ali Mousavi, said British bases and assets could be considered “legitimate targets,” framing any action as self‑defense and leaving decisions to military authorities.
- The strike fits a weeks‑long run of drone attacks in Iraq’s Kurdistan region and raises risks to oil storage and logistics networks that underpin local services and livelihoods.