- Iran issues grim new order to citizens after US strikes 'hit power plants' as conflict spirals.
Iran has told its citizens to turn off their air conditioning during peak hours as the country's power grid came under strain amid US strikes.
Tehran's energy ministry said that the power restrictions were necessary 'to help ensure a stable electricity supply in the southern provinces, which are currently facing extreme heat and attacks on electricity supply facilities.'
Temperatures in the capital were expected to hit triple digits Friday, with highs of 102F on Saturday and Sunday.
Donald Trump ordered the US military to hit Iranian bridges throughout coastal cities along the Strait of Hormuz. A report from Iranian state media claims an American missile struck Qeshm, an island which is home to a hidden 'missile city' buried underground. The US also fired on a ship which was trying to breach the blockade.
Trump has threatened to broaden the campaign to Iran's power plants and bridges unless Tehran returns to talks, warning in a Fox News interview that attacks would intensify next week.
Iran answered by vowing to hit infrastructure across the region if the US follows through, and it asked Yemen's Houthis to prepare to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if American forces strike Iranian power infrastructure.
The conflict spiraled last night as Iran targeted Kuwait's drinking water and power plants with drones and missiles after Trump caused widespread chaos throughout Iran with devastating attacks on their bridges and airports.
Kuwait is an oil-rich desert nation where everyday life depends on desalination plants, which produce about 90 percent of the country's drinking water by converting seawater from the Gulf.
Authorities said several power-generation units were damaged in the attack, but that firefighters had brought the resulting blaze under control.
Iran has repeatedly menaced Washington's Gulf allies with drone and missile barrages since the war erupted in l
