A new controversy has emerged regarding the attack on Kuwait's electricity and water desalination plant. Iran has clearly denied this attack and has alleged that Israel carried out this attack, so that the blame can be put on Iran. Khatam al-Anbiya, the operational command of Iran's army, issued a statement saying that the attack on Kuwait's desalination plant is a conspiracy by Zionist forces.
Iran also said that the countries of West Asia should be cautious of such provocations. There is a need to end American and Israeli presence in the region. Kuwait According to the Ministry of Electricity and Water, a service building of the plant was heavily damaged in this attack and an Indian employee died. Ministry spokesperson Fatima Abbas Johar Hayat said that the building has suffered serious damage due to the attack.
This is not the first death of an Indian amid the Iran-Israel conflict. In an inter-ministry briefing held in Delhi, Additional Secretary Aseem Mahajan had said that during this war, so far 7 Indians had died in different incidents and one person was missing. With the addition of this incident in Kuwait, the death toll has increased to 8.
Last week, an Indian citizen was killed in an attack in Abu Dhabi, while another Indian was injured, who was discharged from the hospital after treatment.
Amidst the war, the Indian government is continuously busy in evacuating its citizens. Since the war started on 28 February, about 4.75 lakh Indians have been brought back safely. People are being brought to India from the airports of Saudi Arabia and Oman, while after partial opening of Qatar's airspace, evacuation is going on from there also.
At the same time, due to closure of airspace of UAE and Bahrain, India has used alternative routes. These include those being returned to India from Iran to Armenia, Israel to Jordan, Iraq to Jordan and Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait and Bahrain to India via Saudi Arabia.
