US/Israel-Iran War (Day 31): Iran attacks Kuwait’s desalination plant

Thousands of people have been killed in the Middle East, and an even higher number injured or displaced across Iran, Lebanon, Israel, and other parts of the region in the monthlong war in the region.

Attacks on major gas facilities in four Middle Eastern countries have worsened the economic impact of the United States/Israel war on Iran.

The war, in its fifth week, clocked its 31st day on Monday (today).

PREMIUM TIMES brings you the key events around the war on the 30th day.

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Iranian attacks Kuwait’s desalination plant

Iran has attacked the desalination and power plant in Kuwait as the war intensifies.

Al Jazeera reports that one Indian national was killed in the attack and 10 soldiers were injured.

Desalination plants are a crucial source of water supply in Gulf states. They are paired with power plants because the large amount of energy required to extract the salt from the water makes it drinkable.

According to the Kuwait Electricity Ministry, the strike also destroyed the plant’s service building.

The Ministry’s spokesperson, Fatima Haya, said, “A service building at a power and water desalination plant was attacked as part of the Iranian aggression against the State of Kuwait, resulting in the death of an Indian worker and significant material damage to the building.”

Israel reports another Yemen attack

Yemen’s rebel group, Houthis, launched another barrage of ballistic missiles against Israel.

The Israeli military also disclosed that it intercepted two drones from Yemen early Monday morning.

Concern is mounting over the far-reaching implications of the month-old war for both the region and the global community.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Houthis said the attack was retaliation for the continued attacks on Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, and Palestine.

The group said the operations would continue until the US and Israel end their act of “aggression.”

The spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said strikes “will continue until the declared objectives are achieved and until the aggression against all fronts of the resistance cease.”

IRGC Navy Commander killed

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Navy has confirmed the death of its commander, Alireza Tangsiri.

According to the country’s defence ministry, the commander died after suffering severe injuries from a US-Israel strike.

This adds to the growing list of key Iranian top officials killed by US-Israel strikes since the start of the war.

Reuters reports that Israel Defence Minister, Israel Katz, earlier said, “In a precise and lethal operation, the IDF eliminated the commander of the IRGC Navy, Tangsiri, along with senior naval command officials.”

Trump wants Iranian oil

President Donald Trump says he is considering seizing Iran’s Kharg Island and taking its oil.

Kharg Island is a small Iranian island in the Persian Gulf that handles roughly 90 per cent of its crude exports.

Speaking to the Financial Times, he said, “To be honest with you, my favourite thing is to take the oil in Iran, but some stupid people back in the US say: ‘Why are you doing that?’ But they’re stupid people.

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“Maybe we take Kharg Island, maybe we don’t. We have a lot of options. It would also mean we had to be there [in Kharg Island] for a while.

“I don’t think they have any defence. We could take it very easily.”

Planned nuclear attack on Iran

A diplomat affiliated with the United Nations has resigned from his position due to what he described as internal preparedness discussions involving the potential use of nuclear weapons on Iran.

Mohamad Safa, who served as a representative to UN-linked bodies, alleged that the UN was considering the deployment of nuclear weapons amid escalating geopolitical tensions.

According to the representative, this has necessitated his resignation from the international body, and he added that the public underestimates the gravity of the situation.

In a post on X, he said, “The UN is preparing for possible nuclear weapon use in Iran. The possibility of the use of nuclear weapons must be taken very seriously. It’s dangerous.”

“Act now. Spread this message worldwide. Take the streets. Protest for our humanity and future. Only the people can stop it. History will remember us,” he added.