# Camp Arifjan

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-18**: Kuwait Airport Suspended, IRGC Claims Base Hits — Kuwait International Airport suspends operations due to repeated missile and drone threats. Iran's Revolutionary Guards claim to have struck Camp Arifjan, destroyed a radar at Ali Al Salem, and hit Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain.
- **2026-07-18**: Iran Strikes Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan — Early morning, the IRGC launches ballistic missile and drone attacks on multiple US‑allied sites: a desalination plant and oil facility in Kuwait, plus air bases in Bahrain and Jordan. Kuwait's airport is forced to close, and casualties are reported.
- **2026-07-17**: Infrastructure Targeting and Maritime Escalation — US strikes expand to bridges and military logistics infrastructure. Iran retaliates by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait, targeting US bases, and interdicting vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. US Marines board a tanker. Brent crude surges 4%.
- **2026-07-17**: Seventh Night of US Strikes — US forces hit bridges, power facilities, and additional infrastructure deep inside Iran, broadening the target set.
- **2026-07-11**: US Begins Nightly Strikes — The United States launches the first in a series of nightly attacks on Iranian military targets, initially focusing on weapons facilities.
- **2026-07-11**: US Begins Nightly Strikes — The US launches the first of what would become seven straight nights of airstrikes on Iranian military targets, initially focusing on logistics hubs.
- **2026-07-10**: Ceasefire Collapses — A US‑Iran ceasefire breaks down, opening the door to renewed hostilities.
- **2026-07-07**: US-Iran Ceasefire Collapses — A fragile ceasefire agreement falls apart, prompting both sides to resume hostilities.

## Recent coverage (3 stories)

### Kuwait Desalination Plant Hit, Airport Shut as Iran Strikes; Oil Up 4%
2026-07-20 04:48:13 · Sentiment: Very Bearish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 3

Strategic nodes in the Gulf supply chain are under direct assault. A Kuwaiti desalination facility and international airport were rendered inoperable, while repeated hits on a Kuwait Petroleum Corporation site threaten crude output. The crisis forces a re-routing of logistics and a spike in insurance premiums.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/iran-attacks-gulf-supply-chain-disruption

### Kuwait Airport Shut, Desalination Plant Hit as Oil Soars 4%
2026-07-19 22:27:52 · Sentiment: Very Bearish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 7

Iranian missile and drone attacks forced Kuwait International Airport to suspend operations and damaged a desalination plant. Crude prices jumped over 4%, threatening global supply chains reliant on Gulf energy and logistics hubs.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/kuwait-airport-shut-desalination-hit-oil-soars-4-percent

### Hormuz Straits Blockade: Oil Supply Chains Disrupted as Brent Jumps 4%
2026-07-18 08:00:52 · Sentiment: Very Bearish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 6

With Iran threatening to block all oil and gas exports from the Gulf and tanker attacks mounting, global supply chains face a critical chokepoint crisis, driving Brent crude up 4% to its highest in over a month.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/hormuz-blockade-supply-chain

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