Damage to the Kuwait-flagged Al-Salmi crude oil tanker, following a reported strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. File
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“It is as if there is a raging fire in the neighbourhood—close enough to feel the heat, yet not quite at your door.”
Swapnil Ghosh, an electronics and instrumentation engineer working on an onshore oil rig in Kuwait, spoke metaphorically during a video call when asked what it felt like to live through weeks of conflict.
Published – April 09, 2026 02:45 am IST
