Drone strikes hit Castrol Oils warehouses in Erbil — four waves, large fires, pro-Iran factions

Pro-Iran factions carried out a series of drone strikes against Castrol Oils warehouses in the Kani Qirzhala area on the outskirts of Erbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, on April 1 (D33). Erbil Governor Omid Xoshnaw confirmed the first drone impacted a warehouse storing automotive lubricants at approximately 07:30 local time (04:30 UTC). Emergency crews responding to the initial fire were met with a second strike at 08:40, a third at 10:20, and a fourth wave later in the morning, per Kurdistan24. Thick plumes of black smoke and towering flames rose from the site. Castrol is a UK-based brand (owned by BP), and the targeting is consistent with both the IRGC's D32 corporate-target deadline (naming Western companies in the Gulf region starting 20:00 Tehran time April 1) and the pattern of pro-Iran faction attacks on Western commercial interests in Iraq. The strikes represent the first confirmed execution of the IRGC's corporate-target threat — targeting Western commercial infrastructure rather than US/Israeli military assets.