Oil spills are visible from space in the Persian Gulf due to Iranian and U.S.-Israeli air strikes in the region. (Image credit: Copernicus Sentinel-2/ESA)

Oil spills in the Persian Gulf are visible from space after Iranian and U.S.-Israeli air strikes hit oil facilities and tankers across the region, satellite images reveal.

One image, taken April 10, shows oil leaking into the waters off Iran's Lavan Island and heading toward Shidvar Island, a protected wildlife refuge known as "Iran's Maldives." Another snap from April 6 captures an oil trail leaving Kuwait's Port of Shuaiba, located about 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Kuwait City, after Iran said it targeted energy and petrochemical facilities in the Gulf countries April 5.…