Kuwait authorities Urges Power Saving as grid comes under Iranian attack

Residents of Kuwait, one of the world's hottest countries, are cutting their use of air conditioning at the height of summer, as Iranian strikes on power plants turn rationing into a national priority. 

Kuwaiti 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. 

Nasser Al-Dhafiri, a civil servant in his forties, described "immense psychological pressure" on ordinary people as the attacks sparked fears of



electricity outages.

For weeks, people have been waking up to sirens and explosions in Kuwait and Bahrain, Iran's prime targets in the Gulf since its shaky ceasefire with the United States collapsed. In the first phase of the war, which began in late February with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, the Gulf also bore the brunt of the Islamic republic's attacks. 

Dhafiri said the daily strikes were "compounded by ongoing attacks on infrastructure, particularly power plants... creating anxiety and confusion in our daily life".