Kuwait reports interception of Iranian missiles, drones after damage to water desalination plant

Kuwait today said it intercepted Iranian missiles and drones after a water desalination plant was struck, triggering a fire in the second such attack in two days on the Gulf nation, which relies on desalination for about 90 per cent of its drinking water.

Several firefighters and a plant worker were injured while tackling two other blazes caused by Iranian strikes, according to the Kuwait Fire Force.

Kuwait also reported an attack on an oil facility, prompting the country’s Foreign Ministry to accuse Iran of deliberately targeting civilian sites and critical infrastructure.

“The repeated targeting of these vital facilities reveals a systematic hostile approach targeting civilian sites and vital infrastructure that endangers the lives and safety of civilians,” the ministry said.

Kuwait temporarily closed its airspace today morning because of the missile threat, while Kuwait Airways said it was rescheduling most flights to and from the capital.

Similarly, Iraq reported that it too had shot down attack drones over the city of Irbil, while Jordan’s state-run Petra news agency reported that the country’s air defence systems intercepted Iranian missiles, with Bahrain’s government likewise saying that air raid sirens sounded several times across the kingdom amid Iranian missiles flying over its airspace.