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Iranian drone strikes caused severe damage to Kuwait's oil sector, electricity and water desalination plants, and a government ministries complex Saturday, with fires breaking out across multiple facilities, Kuwaiti authorities said Sunday.
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The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) stated that several operational facilities affiliated with both the National Petroleum Company and the Petrochemical Industries Company were struck in what it called "a sinful Iranian attack and assault using drones."
"The attack resulted in fires breaking out in several of those facilities, leading to significant material losses, with no human injuries recorded," the corporation said.
A separate drone attack also sparked a fire at Kuwait's oil sector complex in the Shuwaikh area early Sunday, the corporation confirmed, adding that emergency and firefighting teams are dealing with the blaze.
No casualties were reported there either.
Emergency and firefighting teams, supported by the General Fire Force, immediately activated approved response plans to contain the fires and prevent their spread to other facilities, according to the corporation.
"All necessary precautionary measures were taken to ensure employee safety and secure the facilities," the statement added.
The Kuwaiti Electricity Ministry said the attack targeted two electricity generation and water desalination plants late Saturday.
Two electricity generation units were taken out of service as a result, the ministry said, while emergency and technical teams began responding immediately to contain the damage and maintain services.
No injuries were reported.
Kuwait's Finance Ministry said an Iranian drone attack caused major property damage to the ministry complex in Kuwait City on Saturday evening, without causing casualties.
Emergency teams and relevant authorities moved immediately to deal with the incident in line with approved procedures. Work for employees was to be conducted remotely Sunday, with in-person work resuming Monday under precautionary measures, the ministry said.
The strikes are part of Iran's broader retaliatory campaign following a U.S. and Israeli air offensive launched Feb. 28, which has killed more than 1,340 people to date, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, along with Jordan, Iraq and Gulf countries hosting U.S. military assets, causing casualties and damage to infrastructure while disrupting global markets and aviation.
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