Babak Belur! Kuwait's Main Oil Facility Hit by Iranian Missile Attack

Drone attack has hit US oil refinery in Kuwait (@fox)

JAKARTA - The main oil facilities in Kuwait suffered severe damage after being the target of a barrage of attacks launched by Iran on Saturday, July 18. The attack added to the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East involving Iran and the United States (US).

In its statement, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said the attack left a number of people injured and had to undergo treatment in hospital.

In addition to causing casualties, the attack also caused significant damage to oil facilities, which are one of the important energy infrastructure in Kuwait.

Earlier on the same day, a Kuwaiti army general said the country's air defense system continued to face a joint attack in the form of missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (drones).

On the other hand, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran claimed that its forces managed to hit a fuel terminal in Al Ahmadi Port, Kuwait. According to the IRGC, the terminal is a location for supplying fuel to the US military fleet.

Tensions between Iran and the US have been escalating since July 8, 2026, when the US military launched a series of attacks on a number of targets in Iran.

The United States Central Command (Centcom) said the operation was carried out in response to Iranian actions against commercial vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz.

In response, Iran launched attacks on a number of US air bases in several countries in the Middle East region.

The conflict between the two countries has heated up after on July 9, 2026, US President Donald Trump announced that the ceasefire between Washington and Tehran was no longer in effect.

The ongoing series of retaliatory attacks has raised concerns about the security of the region and the potential disruption of global energy supplies.