Iran targeted Kuwait’s Al-Subiya power generation and water desalination plant on Sunday, sparking a massive fire, as the United States carried out its ninth straight night of strikes on Iranian targets.
Videos circulating on social media, including footage shared by Open Source Intel, showed thick black smoke and flames billowing from the Al-Subiya facility.
Kuwait’s armed forces said they intercepted hostile missiles and drones over the country’s airspace throughout the day.
In a statement, Major General Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence, said, “The armed forces have detected, since dawn today, hostile ballistic missiles and drones within Kuwaiti airspace, which have been intercepted and dealt with."
He added that “the reprehensible Iranian aggression continues to target civilian and vital facilities in the country," pointing to attacks on facilities operated by the Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy that caused fires and extensive damage.
Meanwhile, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced a fresh round of strikes against Iran, saying on X, “CENTCOM began conducting a new wave of strikes against Iran at 7 p.m. ET today for the ninth consecutive night. The strikes will continue degrading Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz."
Before departing on Marine One, US President Donald Trump said the latest strikes were carried out in memory of American troops killed in the conflict.
“We hit them very hard again tonight," Trump said, adding that the strikes were conducted “in honour of" the three US service members killed in the Middle East in recent days.
The latest attack follows similar strikes on Kuwait’s power and desalination facilities reported on Friday and Saturday.
Kuwait, which relies heavily on desalination for its water supply, has increasingly been drawn into the wider US-Iran conflict, with Tehran identifying facilities linked to the US military presence in the Gulf nation as potential targets.
The escalation comes as the provisional ceasefire framework agreed upon by the US and Iran in June continues to unravel, with both countries stepping up attacks on energy and transport infrastructure across the region in recent days.
Source: News18