Iranian drone strikes hit Kuwait’s oil infrastructure before Opec+ supply talks

Members reportedly agree rise of 206,000 barrels a day in May but move symbolic with strait of Hormuz effectively closed

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Iranian drones struck Kuwait’s oil infrastructure on Sunday, causing “severe material damage” that threatened to further disrupt oil supplies already hit by the US and Israel’s war with Tehran.

It came hours before members of the Opec+ group that represents major global oil suppliers gathered to discuss how to bolster output despite Iran’s effective closure of the crucial strait of Hormuz shipping route.