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Kuwait says Iranian attack damages power generation, water desalination station

Friday, 17 July 2026 14:57

By Reuters

WAM

One of Kuwait's power generation and water desalination stations was hit in an Iranian attack, causing damage to facilities, a fire and the disruption of a large number of electricity generation units, Kuwaiti authorities said on Friday.

Firefighters brought the blaze under control, while technical teams began assessing the damage, securing the station and working to restore the affected electricity generation units to service as soon as possible, the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy said.

Iran said it launched fresh strikes on US facilities in the Middle East on Friday, including the first direct attack in Syria, after a sixth straight night of US attacks on Iranian military facilities.

Early on Friday, Iran targeted US facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait.

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