Mohammad Sıo
08 April 2026•Update: 08 April 2026
Kuwait said Wednesday that several key energy and infrastructure facilities were targeted in a series of Iranian attacks, hours after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between Tehran and Washington.
Defense Ministry spokesperson Saud Al-Atwan said multiple oil facilities affiliated with Kuwait Petroleum Corporation came under “intense and wide-ranging” Iranian attacks over several consecutive hours, the state news agency KUNA reported.
In a separate statement to a local television channel, Al-Atwan said three electricity generation and water desalination plants were hit by drone attacks, resulting in significant material damage.
No immediate details were provided on casualties or the operational status of the affected facilities.
The reported attacks came hours after US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday, saying Tehran presented a “workable” 10-point proposal for negotiations.
The announcement came less than two hours before the expiration of a deadline Trump had repeatedly extended for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and accept an agreement or face “the destruction of an entire civilization.”
Regional tensions have escalated since the US and Israel launched a joint offensive against Iran on Feb. 28, killing more than 1,400 people to date, including then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel as well as Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries hosting US military assets. It has also restricted the movement of ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
