Iran on Tuesday stepped up its attacks on regional Arab countries, as Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait all reported heavy bombardment. Kuwait said that Iranian missiles struck power plants and water facilities, forcing the government to call for the rationing of electricity at the height of summer in one of the hottest countries in the world.

Iran and the United States have traded intense fire over the past 10 days, with the US military carrying out nightly strikes on military and industrial sites across the country.

Despite the heavy damage caused, a new American intelligence has reportedly suggested that the ongoing US strikes are unlikely to change Iran’s negotiating position, amid a deadlock in talks over the Straight of Hormuz and Tehran’s nuclear program, which mediators have pushed to restart in recent days.

In the Gulf, the Kuwaiti government said Iran had struck desalination and power plants for a fourth straight day on Monday night. Authorities said the attacks sparked fires and caused damage.

Some 90 percent of Kuwait’s drinking water comes from desalination, making the attacks a matter of life and death for the tiny nation. Additionally, most desalination plants in the Gulf are integrated power and water production facilities because the process requires intensive energy input.

The small Gulf country’s authorities have called on the public to consume less energy so that they can maintain round-the-clock electricity as the grid comes under Iranian attack. Despite being one of the largest crude producers in the OPEC oil cartel, Kuwait regularly has trouble meeting local electric demand, especially during the summertime, when temperatures top 50º C (120º F).

Kuwait is home to several major US military bases.

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In nearby Bahrain, where residents have been waking up to sirens and explosions for weeks, several waves of missile and drone attacks were reported throughout the day on Tuesday.

Iran said it targeted infrastructure in Bahrain belonging to US tech company Amazon in response to what they described as a US strike on the construction site of Iran’s planned Darkhovin nuclear power plant.

Iranian state media reported that Iranian forces also targeted accommodation........

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