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Iranian attacks set a second Kuwaiti power and desalination plant on fire

Mountain Time
Local time
9:19 AM in Kuwait
Where
Kuwait

Kuwait's electricity ministry said a fire broke out at a power and water desalination plant after a new round of Iranian attacks, forcing it to disconnect generating units, a day after another plant was damaged. Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said a vital oil site was hit, injuring several people, and Kuwait Airways suspended flights at Kuwait International Airport.

Why it matters

About 90% of Kuwait's drinking water comes from desalination, so attacks on these plants put the civilian water supply at risk.

Sources (8)

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Correction

  • Corrected the time from 4:00 AM Kuwait time, Jul 18, 2026 to 9:19 AM Kuwait time, Jul 18, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "Kuwait: second power-and-desalination plant hit in 24 hours"); revised the summary; revised the context note; reclassified it from incident to energy-infrastructure; updated the sourcing note; added 5 sources: Al Jazeera live blog. Why and evidence