Key facts
- Iran's Health Ministry reported at least 50 deaths and over 500 injuries from US attacks since July 6.
- US strikes damaged a desalination plant, impacting water supply to 20 villages.
- Kuwait reported damage to an oil facility and a water desalination plant due to Iranian attacks.
- Children and teenagers were among those killed in US strikes, according to Iran's health ministry.
- Kuwait condemned Iran's actions, citing violations of international law.
- Iran's IRGC claimed an attack on the US Azraq Air Base in Jordan.
Iran's Health Ministry announced that U.S. attacks since July 6 have resulted in at least 50 deaths and over 500 injuries. The ministry's Head of Public Relations and Information, Hossein Kermanpour, stated that among the fatalities were five women, two children, and teenagers under 18, with 32 women and 18 children and teenagers among the injured. He also noted that 28 surgeries had been performed, 460 people discharged, and 37 remained hospitalized.
Overnight US strikes also damaged a desalination plant in Iran's southern Hormozgan province, leading to a disruption of water supply for approximately 10,000 people across 20 villages. This occurred during the seventh consecutive night of US strikes on Iran.
Meanwhile, Kuwait reported significant damage to one of its vital oil facilities and a power generation and water desalination plant following repeated Iranian attacks. The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation stated that the strikes caused extensive damage and injuries, and the site was evacuated. Kuwait's Foreign Ministry condemned the attacks, accusing Iran of violating international law by targeting civilian infrastructure and reserving the right to self-defense.
In related developments, an Israeli drone strike targeted a village in southern Lebanon, and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility for a missile and drone attack on the US military's Azraq Air Base in Jordan.