Key facts
- Kuwait's fire force has brought under control a blaze at a facility targeted in Iranian attacks.
- No injuries have been reported from the incident.
- Kuwait's Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery was previously hit by Iranian drones, sparking fires.
- A Kuwaiti crude oil tanker, Al Salmi, was targeted in Dubai waters, causing damage and a fire.
- UAE air defenses intercepted missiles and drones, with some debris causing injuries and fires in Abu Dhabi.
- Kuwait reported damage to power and water desalination plants, as well as oil facilities, from Iranian drone attacks.
- Bahrain also reported drone attacks on petrochemical and oil storage facilities, causing fires that were controlled.
Kuwait's fire force announced on Tuesday that a blaze at a facility, which was targeted in Iranian attacks, has been brought under control. No injuries have been reported from this incident.
Earlier, Kuwait stated that its Mina Al-Ahmadi oil refinery was hit by Iranian drones on Friday, sparking fires at several units. The refinery had also been targeted on Thursday. Firefighters were working to control the blazes, and no immediate injuries were reported. This attack occurred during Kuwait's Eid al-Fitr celebrations and followed Israel's bombing of Iran's South Pars offshore natural gas field.
Authorities in Dubai confirmed they were responding to a drone attack on a Kuwaiti oil tanker, Al Salmi, in Dubai waters. Maritime firefighting teams worked to bring the fire under control. The tanker was fully loaded and sustained damage, with a warning issued about a possible oil spill. The safety of the 24 crew members was secured.
In the UAE, an administrative building in Sharjah was targeted by an Iranian drone, and UAE air defenses were engaged in intercepting missiles and drones. Debris from a ballistic missile interception caused fires in Abu Dhabi, resulting in six injuries.
Kuwait has also reported that Iranian drone attacks damaged two power and water desalination plants and sparked fires at two oil facilities, though no injuries were recorded. Significant material damage was reported to the plants, causing the outage of two electricity-generating units. Other drone attacks caused a fire at the Shuwaikh Oil Sector Complex and damage to a government office complex.
Bahrain also experienced Iranian drone attacks on its Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co units and an oil tank at a Bapco Energies storage facility, both resulting in fires that were later controlled.