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TRUMP MADE A MISTAKE STARTING THIS WAR, AND IRAN IS MAKING A MISTAKE NOT ACCEPTING TO END THIS WAR

🇮🇷🇰🇼 While the world's attention was fixed on the U.S. rescue mission in Iran, something bigger was happening out of sight. The IRGC was launching a wave of missiles and drones targeting the underlying systems that keep Kuwait's economy running. Satellite imagery revealed fires at Kuwait’s Sabiya Thermal Power Plant, alongside strikes on the Burgan and Sabriya oil fields. On the surface, this resembles a familiar exchange of blows. In reality, it reflects a more deliberate strategy: pressure the infrastructure that sustains both civilian life and energy production. Sabiya is not just another facility on the grid. It is one of Kuwait’s largest sources of both electricity and desalinated water, making it indispensable in a country where natural freshwater is virtually nonexistent. Damage there does more than disrupt power. It threatens water supply, especially during peak summer demand, placing immediate strain on millions of residents. The implications extend beyond civilian hardship. Energy production itself depends on stable power and water inputs, meaning even indirect hits can ripple through the broader system. That logic becomes clearer at Burgan. As the world’s second-largest conventional oil field, it accounts for roughly half of Kuwait’s total output. Rather than targeting wells directly, Iran struck gathering centers, the midstream nodes that collect crude from hundreds of wells, separate oil, gas, and water, and prepare it for transport. These facilities are less visible than drilling sites but far more central to continuity. When they are disrupted, production does not need to be destroyed to be stopped; it simply can't move. Even short interruptions can force shutdowns, delay exports, and tighten supply. Sabriya, meanwhile, represents Kuwait’s future capacity. It is a key northern development area and an important source of natural gas for domestic power generation. Strikes there don't just affect current output; they complicate long-term expansion and energy security. Taken together, the pattern is difficult to ignore. This is not random targeting but a coordinated focus on the full hydrocarbon chain, from power generation to processing to production. Kuwait is a central player in OPEC and a critical node in global energy markets. Pressuring its infrastructure, even without catastrophic damage, is the last thing energy markets need at the moment.

🚨🇮🇷🇺🇸 The war just changed target sets. Today it's Iran's petrochemicals. U.S.-Israeli strikes hit the Mahshahr Special Petrochemical Zone this morning, 3 companies inside the complex, 5 wounded, extent of damage still unknown. A projectile also landed near the Bushehr nuclear plant perimeter, killing one guard. This isn't incidental. Israel's political leadership explicitly instructed the IDF weeks ago to shift toward "economic targets." Maximum financial damage to the regime rather than pure military degradation. Today is that doctrine in action. Mahshahr is one of Iran's most important industrial hubs; petrochemicals, export revenue, the economic backbone of Khuzestan province. Here's why it matters strategically: you can hide launchers in tunnels. You can't hide a refinery. The theory is simple: if airstrikes can't fully destroy what's underground, destroy what keeps the regime financially solvent above ground. Hit the economy hard enough and the calculus for Tehran changes. But there's a second-order problem. Iran has already threatened "devastating strikes" on U.S. and allied economic assets in response. Kuwait's Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery is already on fire. UAE's Habshan gas facility took damage. The Strait of Hormuz is still effectively closed. Economic warfare cuts both ways. And right now, both sides are picking up the scissors. Source: ToI, Al Jazeera