Iran Strikes Kuwaiti Desalination Plant; Saudi Arabia Condemns Attack

Iran struck a Kuwaiti desalination plant — a facility that converts seawater to drinking water — on two consecutive days in July 2026, the most direct attack on Gulf water infrastructure in the US-Iran conflict. Kuwait's electricity and water minister inspected the damaged site around July 17. Saudi Arabia officially condemned the strikes. Gulf desalination plants supply drinking water to tens of millions.