Iran Hits Kuwaiti Desalination Plant, Expanding Missile Strikes to 4 US Allies
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 17
Iran Hits Kuwaiti Desalination Plant, Expanding Missile Strikes to 4 US Allies
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 17
Summary
Thursday's barrage hit a Kuwaiti desalination plant and also targeted Qatar, Jordan and Iraq's Kurdish region, widening Iran's campaign from military sites to civilian infrastructure in U.S.-allied Gulf states.
The escalation followed expanded U.S. strikes on Iranian bridges and electrical infrastructure, after which Iran's Energy Ministry urged citizens to cut power use.
Bahrain later activated air raid sirens after Iran claimed it had targeted U.S. helicopters and reconnaissance aircraft at Sakhir airbase, though Bahraini and U.S. officials did not immediately confirm a strike.
About 100 nautical miles east of Duqm, Oman, an unidentified military force boarded a merchant vessel, according to UKMTO, underscoring how the conflict is spilling into regional shipping lanes beyond the Strait of Hormuz.