Why Is Iran Targeting Kuwait’s Core Resources?

  This Iranian aggression against Kuwait’s civilian institutions — which represent the nation’s wealth and public ownership — reveals two clear truths:

1.      The deliberate and systematic targeting of Kuwait and the Gulf. Iran has repeatedly struck purely civilian facilities such as Kuwait International Airport, fuel tanks, the Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery, electricity and water desalination plants, the Social Security building, Shuwaikh Port, and various oil institutions. These attacks lack any military justification and expose destructive intentions against a peaceful people and a Muslim state.

2.     The myth of “targeting only America and its bases.” In reality, the strikes directly hit Kuwaiti and Gulf wealth.

Disproportionate Strikes on the Gulf

Iran’s attacks on the Zionist entity — America’s favored functional ally — pale in comparison to what Kuwait and the Gulf endure. Official figures show Israel was hit by around 930 to 1,365 missiles and drones, only about 17% of Iran’s total strikes.

Meanwhile, Gulf states collectively suffered between 4,391 and 6,770 strikes — 83% of the total. Kuwait alone endured approximately 791 to 950 attacks, according to multiple sources.

Thus, Gulf states faced four to five times more strikes than Israel, causing severe damage to civilian infrastructure, economic systems, and daily life. The economic and psychological toll exposes Iran’s aggression as a direct, systematic assault on Gulf peoples and states — not merely a “response to America or Israel.”

Historical Hostility Beyond U.S. Bases

This hostility predates the presence of American bases. Al-Qabas newspaper recently republished reports of Iranian attacks in the 1980s. Kuwait and the Gulf have long been targeted, not as “agents of America,” but as victims of Iran’s destructive ambitions.

Claims that some Iraqi militias act independently are unconvincing; their loyalty and subordination to Iran are well known. They operate as Iran’s proxies.

Misleading Accusations Against Israel

Iran’s recent claims that Israel is behind some attacks on Kuwait are limited incidents, regardless of their accuracy. They do not explain the core aggression against us, nor do they account for Iran’s own admitted strikes.