KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, July 17, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Kuwait reported an Iranian 
attack on a power and water plant on Friday, while Bahrain and Qatar also 
said they had intercepted missiles after the US bombed Iran for the sixth 
consecutive night.

"One of the power and water distillation plants was the target of an attack 
as part of the Iranian aggression... resulting in a fire, damage, and the 
impairment of several production units," the Kuwaiti electricity ministry 
said in a statement.

It called on users "to ration their electricity consumption during this 
exceptional period".

The Gulf state earlier said it was facing "drone and missile attacks" that it 
blamed on Iran.

Iran said that in response to the US strikes it had sent drones to Kuwait to 
target "the deployment sites of US forces and the logistical support centres 
of the 'terrorist' and 'child-killing' US military", state TV reported.

"The attacks were in response to the crimes of the arrogant enemy and in 
revenge for the blood of the martyrs of the homeland," it added.

Elsewhere, the Bahraini military stated that it had "intercepted and 
destroyed several Iranian aerial attacks."

An AFP journalist in Manama, the kingdom's capital, reported hearing several 
explosions overnight after warning sirens were triggered.

Iranian state media reported that Tehran had targeted US helicopters and 
planes at an airbase there.

In Qatar, the defence ministry said the army intercepted a missile attack, 
with AFP journalists in the capital Doha hearing several blasts.

A child was injured by falling debris resulting from the missile 
interception, the interior ministry later reported.