Iranian Drone Attacks Target Gulf States, Damaging Power and Water Plants

Iranian Drone Attacks on Gulf States Cause Widespread Damage

Kuwait has reported significant damage to its power and water desalination plants after Iranian drone attacks overnight, sparking fires at several oil facilities but causing no injuries.

The attacks are the latest in a series of strikes on civilian infrastructure in Kuwait, with other drone attacks causing a fire at the Shuwaikh Oil Sector Complex and significant damage to a government office complex.

The Kuwait Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy confirmed that the 'criminal aggression' caused 'serious material damage' to the two plants and the outage of two electricity-generating units.

Reporting from Kuwait City, Al Jazeera's Malika Traina referred to the attacks as 'devastating news' due to the importance of water desalination in the region, with around 90% of Kuwait's drinking water coming from these plants.

Later on Sunday, the Kuwait Petroleum Corp reported 'significant material losses' after Iranian drone attacks on several of its facilities, according to the KUNA news agency.

The attacks resulted in fires at several facilities, it said, adding that firefighters were deployed to prevent the blazes from spreading to other facilities. No injuries were reported, it added.

Bahrain also faced Iranian attacks on Sunday, with several units at the Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co subjected to an attack by Iranian drones while an oil tank at one of its storage facilities was hit.

Both attacks caused fires, but they were later brought under control and extinguished, Bahraini media reported. No casualties were reported in either attack, and damage from both was being assessed.

Earlier, Bahrain's Ministry of the Interior reported on the Bapco Energies fire without specifying where the blaze had broken out.

The Interior Ministry said civil defence crews 'extinguished a fire in the facility' that broke out 'as a result of the Iranian aggression'.