Iran Targets Vital Sites in Kuwait and Revolutionary Guards Warn Countries Hosting US Forces

Image caption, Smoke columns rise after an Iranian drone attack targeting fuel tanks at Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait City, on April 1, 2026.

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Kuwait announced on Saturday that a second power plant and a site in the oil sector were subjected to Iranian attacks, while Bahrain reported repelling Iranian attacks, as Tehran continues to bomb Gulf states in response to US bombing of its territory.

This attack is the second targeting of a power and water desalination plant within two days in Kuwait, after authorities announced on Friday that another plant had been hit by an Iranian attack, resulting in a fire and damage.

The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry said in a statement: 'The repeated targeting of these vital facilities reveals a systematic aggressive approach that targets civilian objects and critical infrastructure, endangering the lives and safety of civilians,' expressing 'the State of Kuwait's condemnation and denunciation, in the strongest terms, of the sinful Iranian aggression,' as per the statement.

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The Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy said in a statement: 'In light of the sinful Iranian aggression against the State of Kuwait, another power and water desalination plant was subjected to a hostile attack, resulting in a fire in one of the plant's components, necessitating precautionary operational measures including disconnecting several generation units.'

The Electricity Ministry later confirmed 'full control and extinguishing of the fire, after a firefighting operation that lasted six hours.'

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that US forces carried out a new wave of airstrikes on Iran on Friday night, the seventh in a row, using fighter jets, drones, and warships, affirming the continuation of what it described as holding Iran accountable and imposing a complete naval blockade on Iranian ports.

Image caption, A damaged bridge over a riverbed following US airstrikes launched on July 17, 2026, in Hormozgan province, southern Iran.

For his part, the Kuwaiti army said 'the armed forces have detected, since dawn today, ballistic missiles and hostile drones within Kuwaiti airspace, and they have been intercepted and dealt with.'

It noted that the aerial interceptions caused debris to fall in several sites and residential areas, resulting in material damage, with no casualties reported.

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The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation reported that 'one of the vital sites in the oil sector was subjected this morning to repeated treacherous Iranian attacks, resulting in a number of injuries and heavy material losses,' according to the Kuwait News Agency.

Earlier, the Kuwait Fire Service Directorate reported on its X account that it was dealing 'with two fires that broke out in two different locations,' which it did not specify, targeted by 'the recent hostile attacks by the Iranian aggression,' noting that oil sector firefighting teams participated in fighting the fire at one of the sites.

It added: 'The first incident during the firefighting resulted in a number of injuries among firefighters and one worker.'

Kuwait Airways announced on Saturday morning 'rescheduling most of its flights due to the temporary suspension of takeoff and landing operations at Kuwait International Airport.'

Image caption, The Iranian army announced in a statement that it carried out strikes targeting military installations in Camp Adiri and Ali Al Salem base in Kuwait, and fuel tanks at Al Azraq base in Jordan.

Revolutionary Guards warn countries hosting US forces

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The Revolutionary Guards announced targeting military installations belonging to US forces in the State of Kuwait, according to what was reported by Iran's Tasnim news agency.

The statement added: 'Iranian forces targeted command buildings and ammunition depots at Ali Al Salem base, in addition to a number of communication bridges.'

The Revolutionary Guards issued a direct warning to countries hosting US forces on their territories, asserting that they should expect 'similar responses' if their lands or airspace are used as a launchpad for any attacks against Iran.

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The Iranian army also announced that it targeted US military sites in Kuwait and Jordan, according to a statement carried by Iranian state media on Saturday.

The statement said the strikes included military installations at Camp Adiri and Ali Al Salem base in Kuwait, and fuel tanks at Al Azraq base in Jordan.

The army explained that drones targeted in Bahrain 'aircraft shelters and parking areas, and fuel tanks belonging to the US military at Sheikh Isa Air Base, in addition to a number of connecting bridges in Bahrain,' adding that the base in southern Bahrain is considered 'one of the most important operational and logistical centers' of the US military in the region.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced that they destroyed 'the main artificial intelligence center in Bahrain' with ballistic missiles and drones.

The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jasem Al-Budaiwi, described on Saturday the Iranian attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan as 'war crimes,' stressing that they warrant international accountability.

The GCC Secretariat said in a statement that Al-Budaiwi affirmed that 'what Iran has done is an extremely dangerous escalation, constitutes a grave violation of international law and the UN Charter, and war crimes that require international accountability, given that it involved targeting infrastructure and civilian facilities.'

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