Kuwait's state news agency reported Friday evening that firefighters have contained two fires that broke out at sites in southern Kuwait that were attacked by Iran. No casualties were reported.
The Kuwaiti state news agency (KUNA) reported Friday evening that firefighters have fully contained two fires at sites in southern Kuwait that were struck by Iran. The agency did not specify the exact locations or the nature of the sites. No casualties were reported from the fires.
The announcement comes days after The Zioneer reported on Monday, July 13, at 23:47 Jerusalem that an Iranian attack damaged multiple power generation units at a water desalination and electricity generation facility in Kuwait. That report followed a series of escalating claims: earlier on Monday, unverified footage and analyst reports documented an apparent Iranian strike on Kuwaiti targets, including the Ali al-Salem air base used by the US Air Force (reported at 23:47 Jerusalem). By Monday evening, the Kuwaiti Energy Ministry confirmed that the overnight attack had damaged a power plant and desalination facility, causing a fire that was later extinguished, and that several electricity generation units were hit. The government later specified that the damage involved multiple power generation units at the facility.
The confirmed attack on energy infrastructure is the first of its kind since hostilities resumed, as The Zioneer reported. Background context from The Zioneer's archives includes a report from Sunday, July 12, that Kuwait confirmed Iran struck border posts and an oil rig, injuring one worker. The wider regional escalation has seen reciprocal strikes between Iran and Gulf states.
It remains unclear whether the two fires reported tonight are linked to the same attack that damaged the power plant, or if they are separate incidents. The exact locations of the fires and the nature of the sites have not been disclosed.
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