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Iran has stepped up attacks across the Middle East and targeted Kuwait’s energy infrastructure.
An attack on a power and water desalination plant caused widespread damage to the station.
Kuwait’s Electricity Water and Renewable Energy Ministry said in a statement the attack sparked a fire and “damage to a large number of electricity generation units”. The blaze has been extinguished.
It marks a worrying escalation, particularly at the height of a Gulf summer where power is essential for air conditioning, water supplies and other essential services.
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Elsewhere there were reports of attacks in Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan.
The Independent Commodity and Intelligence Service (ICIS) has on the return of Qatar and UAE liquefied natural gas to market to October.
Shipping activity remains at a standstill in the Gulf amid tensions around the . US forces boarded a vessel in the Gulf of Oman as part of measures targeting Iran-linked shipping.
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