Elsewhere, Oracle and Amazon Web Services data centres were targeted in the UAE, reports said.Published On 3 Apr 20263 Apr 2026Kuwait says a power and desalination plant has been hit by an Iranian attack, as Gulf countries continue to face heavy retaliatory strikes on the 35th day of the United States and Israel’s war on Iran.Authorities in Kuwait said the plant was struck before midday local time on Friday. The extent of the damage is not yet known.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe attack came hours after the Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery was targeted in early morning drone strikes, state news agency KUNA reported, saying the attack led to the outbreak of fires in a “number of operational units,” but that no employees were injured.Emergency and firefighting teams were sent to the scene and environmental authorities were monitoring the area around the refinery to track air quality, KUNA reported, with authorities denying rumours of a possible radiation leak.Al Jazeera’s Malik Traina, reporting from the capital, Kuwait City, said this was the third time the refinery was hit and that people across the country are on “high alert”.“It’s one of the biggest refineries in the Middle East, and it is also critical for local consumption,” he said.Kuwait “is the closest country to Iran – just 80 kilometres separates Kuwait from Iran’s coastlines, so it’s perhaps the most easily targeted from these attacks from Iran,” he added.In an early post on X, KUNA warned that “hostile missile and drone attacks” on Kuwait were under way. Sirens and midair explosions occurred and interceptions of Iranian missiles were heard across the country on Friday, the agency reported. Advertisement Kuwait an …
