Bahrain and Kuwait Restore Power After Iranian Attacks

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Bahrain and Kuwait have begun restoring power after Iranian attacks following US strikes, escalating tensions in the Middle East that risk undermining ongoing peace negotiations involving reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting of the Gulf of Oman blockade.

Kuwait and Bahrain have started to restore power to residential areas following Iranian strikes on the two Gulf nations in retaliation for U.S. strikes on Iran in the latest conflagration in the Middle East that threatens to unravel the fragile truce.   The fresh escalation of tensions also threatens the memorandum of understanding under which the U.S. and Iran committed to negotiations for a peace deal by the end of August, Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and the U.S. to lift its blockade in the Gulf of Oman aimed at stopping Iranian…