Iran renews attacks on Gulf states, hitting Kuwait power plant, after US strikes
GULF — Iran renewed attacks on Gulf states following another night of US strikes, with Kuwait facing an intense night of Iranian attacks that struck a power plant, Reuters reported.
By Source Reporters Newsdesk
Sat, 18 July 2026 · 1 min read
Iran renewed attacks on Gulf states following another night of US strikes, Reuters reported on Saturday, with Bloomberg separately reporting that Kuwait faced an intense night of Iranian attacks that struck a power plant (Reuters: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitwFBVV95cUxNUVgwRnh4bGg5bXVrMEdSNXEydXpjb0dCTmQwQlV2MHlydHJTU05DcUxIbktrZW82aGUwZ2F4R2h6bkJXOEpFQy1DREthRVFySzUzNkpVMGNSdXdTMlVjVFR4ZTkyYlRqRTU4bEo1cHR1Y3RMSDJ0UV9Ed01tbnVZbUdyN29ZZWpqQU5VZDd3b3dkS0VlMVp5UUJSZHdPVUUzVjZGNmFHWUJOYWVFZDd0ekJnV293QTg?oc=5).
The escalation directly threatens energy infrastructure in a region that supplies a large share of the world's crude oil and liquefied natural gas. Attacks on Gulf power and industrial sites raise the risk premium on oil supplies and revive concerns about the security of maritime export routes such as the Strait of Hormuz, through which a substantial portion of global petroleum trade passes.
The latest blows come as oil markets had already been pricing in heightened geopolitical risk from the broader US–Iran conflict, and follow earlier disruptions to tankers and energy facilities in the region. Renewed strikes on Gulf state territory mark a widening of the conflict beyond previous targets and are likely to keep energy volatility elevated.
The widening of strikes onto Gulf state territory underscores how the conflict's economic fallout is spreading beyond the direct belligerents, keeping energy markets on alert for further supply disruptions that could feed through to fuel costs and broader inflation pressures.
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