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Iran struck Kuwait's water desalination and power plants for the second consecutive day, marking an expansion of its retaliation to neighboring countries. Brent crude neared $88 per barrel as the escalation threatens global oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran struck Kuwait's water desalination and power plants for the second day running, expanding its retaliation campaign beyond US targets to a neighboring country. Brent crude jumped toward $88 per barrel as markets priced in the risk to global oil supplies flowing through the Strait of Hormuz.
This is the moment the conflict stops being bilateral and becomes regional. Kuwait wasn't the aggressor here — it's being pulled in as collateral damage. That shift changes the calculation for every country in the Gulf. If Iran is willing to hit civilian infrastructure in Kuwait, the threat envelope for oil supply, desalination capacity, and power grids just got much wider. Energy markets are already bracing for disruption.
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