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    <text>At least five people are killed after a rocket fired from Kuwait landed in Basra, southern Iraq. </text>
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    <text>Iranian drones strike a SABIC petrochemical complex in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, causing a fire. </text>
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      <text>The United Arab Emirates is targeted by 12 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 19 drones from Iran. </text>
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    <text>The Kuwaiti military responds to 14 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 46 drones from Iran in Kuwaiti airspace. </text>
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      <text>Two power plants and their associated desalination facilities are severely damaged. The Ministry of Electricity and Water confirms the failure of two power generation units. </text>
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    <text>Two power plants and their associated desalination facilities are severely damaged. The electricity and water ministry confirms the failure of two power generation units. </text>
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    <text>The Jordanian military says that 261 missiles and drones from Iran aimed at Jordan have been intercepted over the past five weeks. </text>
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      <text>A fuel storage at Kuwait International Airport is hit by Iranian drones, causing a major fire. </text>
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    <text>A fuel storage at Kuwait International Airport in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, is hit by Iranian drones, causing a major fire. </text>
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      <text>An Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant kills an Indian worker and damages a building at the site. </text>
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      <text>An Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant kills an Indian worker and damages a building at the site. [https:--www.aljazeera.com-news-2026-3-30-iranian-attack-damages-kuwait-power-and-desalination-plant-kills-worker (Al Jazeera)]*Spain closes its airspace to U.S. planes involved in attacks on Iran. [https:--www.bbc.com-news-articles-cwy368j1e3lo (BBC News)]Reactions to the 2026 Iran war</text>
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      <text>An Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant kills an Indian migrant worker and damages a building at the site. </text>
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    <text>An Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait kills an Indian worker and damages a building at the site. </text>
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      <text>An Italian MQ-9 Reaper is destroyed in an Iranian drone strike on Ali Al Salem base, Kuwait. </text>
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    <text>An Italian MQ-9 Reaper is destroyed in an Iranian drone strike on Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. </text>
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      <text>The Bahraini military reports that 74 Iranian missiles and 117 hostile drones haven been intercepted and destroyed. </text>
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      <text>The Bahrain Defence Force reports that 74 Iranian missiles and 117 hostile drones haven been intercepted and destroyed in last hours. </text>
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    <text>The Bahraini military reports that 74 Iranian missiles and 117 hostile drones have been intercepted and destroyed. A missile hit an oil refinery, causing a fire. </text>
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      <text>The Kuwaiti Ministers of Defense and the Interior, both members of the ruling Al-Sabah family, resign from their offices. The resignations are accepted by the Emir, who appoints a different member of the Al-Sabah family and Mohammad al-Fares, the current Oil Minister, to their respective posts. </text>
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      <text> The Kuwaiti Ministers of Defense and the Interior, both members of the ruling Al-Sabah family, resign from their offices. The resignations are accepted by the Emir, who appoints a different member of the Al-Sabah family and Mohammad al-Fares, the current Oil Minister, to their respective posts. </text>
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    <text>The Kuwaiti Ministers of Defense and the Interior, both members of the ruling Al-Sabah family, resign. The resignations are accepted by the Emir, who appoints a different member of the Al-Sabah family and Mohammad al-Fares, the current Oil Minister, to their respective posts. </text>
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  <text>Kuwait's interior ministry reports fires at several oil facilities, power plants, and desalination plants after an Iranian drone attack. </text>
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