Nairobi: Kuwait announced on Sunday that missile and drone attacks originating from Iran have caused extensive damage to vital civilian facilities. Defense Ministry spokesman Saud Abdulaziz Al-Atwan stated that the country's armed forces had detected and intercepted ballistic missiles and drones within Kuwaiti airspace since dawn.
According to Anadolu Agency, Al-Atwan emphasized that the Iranian attacks persistently targeted civilian and vital infrastructure, including facilities managed by the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy. Although fires and significant damage to several essential facilities were reported, no information about casualties was provided. Al-Atwan assured that the Kuwaiti armed forces remain on high alert, taking all necessary measures to safeguard the nation's sovereignty, security, stability, and the safety of its citizens and residents.
Additionally, Kuwait's Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy Ministry reported early Sunday that a power and water desalination plant was subjected to a new Iranian attack, resulting in a fire. The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the assault on the power plant, characterizing the repeated, deliberate targeting of civilian and essential installations as indicative of a systematic aggressive approach.
The Ministry described the attacks as a dangerous escalation and a serious threat to civilian safety, asserting that they violate international law, international humanitarian law, the UN Charter, and UN Security Council Resolution 2817. Kuwait has held Iran fully legally and morally responsible for the attacks and their consequences. It reserves the right to take all necessary measures to protect its security and defend its territory and vital facilities against any attack or threat under the right to self-defense as enshrined in Article 51 of the UN Charter.
The escalation in regional tensions follows a joint offensive by the US and Israel against Iran in February, prompting Tehran to retaliate with drone and missile strikes on Gulf nations hosting US assets. Although Washington and Tehran reached a Pakistani-mediated memorandum of understanding last month to resolve their conflict and pursue a lasting peace agreement, tensions flared again last week over the Strait of Hormuz, with both sides exchanging attacks.