Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity and Water says Iran attacked the country's power plant and desalination facility, marking the second strike on Kuwaiti energy infrastructure in as many days.
Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity and Water confirmed that Iran struck the country's power and desalination plant for the second time in two days, causing a fire and damaging generation units. The attack, which targeted the same facility hit the previous day, marks a continued escalation in Iran's campaign against Gulf energy infrastructure.
The Zioneer tracked the confirmation of this strike through a series of reports published at 12:07 Jerusalem on Sunday. Initial reports from ynet said the facilities had been attacked twice in two days. A source monitoring Arab affairs then cited the Kuwaiti Energy Ministry, reporting a fire and damage to numerous production units. Subsequently, Abu Ali Express confirmed the strike on the Al-Sabiya power station, and the Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity and Water officially confirmed the attack, detailing fire and damage to generation units. Prior to this, at 12:07, The Zioneer also reported unverified claims of Iranian drone strikes on Kuwait's main power plant, though those remain unconfirmed.
The attack comes amid a broader Iranian campaign against energy and water infrastructure across the Gulf region. The Zioneer reported on Saturday, July 18, that Iran threatened to destroy all regional energy and water infrastructure unless the United States halts its military operations. In recent weeks, Iran has struck targets in Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait, as The Zioneer has documented.
Details on casualties from the latest strike are not yet available. The earlier unverified reports of drone strikes on Kuwait's main power plant have not been confirmed by official sources.
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