Reuters Survey: Iran Precision Strikes Hit 135 Gulf Infrastructure Sites, Delaying U.S. Military War Deployment
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A Reuters investigation found that since the Feb 28 U.S.–Israeli bombing of Iran, Tehran and its proxies have launched at least 135 drone and missile strikes on 84-plus facilities across seven Gulf states, systematically disabling oil transit, LNG and pipeline chokepoints — slowing U.S. military deployment and driving up oil prices.
What did Iran hit, and how precise were the strikes?
Targets included the oil-transit system at the UAE's Fujairah port, two "cold boxes" — core cooling units that liquefy natural gas — at Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG facility, a Saudi airport struck four times in one week, and pump stations on a critical Saudi pipeline.
Some targets were only metres wide or hidden inside buildings, invisible to satellites. This means → Iran's intelligence chain mapped not just coordinates but internal facility layouts.
Ryan Stevens, a former U.S. Marine special-operations strike coordinator, reviewed Reuters' findings and said Iran demonstrated "precision, targeting expertise, and patience."
Why are these strikes called "systematic"?
Fujairah port — the main oil-transit hub outside the Strait of Hormuz, built specifically to bypass chokepoint risk — was knocked offline for weeks after being hit.
The Saudi pipeline that was struck served the same bypass function: one pump station destroyed, two more damaged, shutting the alternative route.
In plain terms = Iran did not pick random targets. It cut the backup routes that were supposed to work if the Strait itself were ever blocked.
Seven countries were hit — why has so little been reported?
Strikes spanned Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain. Reuters says the attacks triggered widespread alarm across the Gulf.
The U.S. has long downplayed Iran's destructive capability; Gulf Arab states routinely attributed damage to "falling debris from successful intercepts" rather than admitting major facility hits.
This reflects a shared incentive to suppress the damage narrative — Washington does not want to concede that deterrence failed; Gulf capitals do not want to expose air-defence gaps.
What does this mean for oil prices and U.S. deployment?
Reuters notes the strikes have already driven a sharp rise in oil prices and helped Iran withstand months of U.S. military pressure.
Precision-strike capability layered on top of the Hormuz chokepoint threat gives Iran a sustained lever over its Gulf neighbours — and significant bargaining power in peace talks with Washington.
This means → the central variable going forward is whether Iran can convert its "we can hit accurately" card into concrete concessions at the negotiating table.
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