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The ongoing conflict in West Asia (Middle East) has now taken a very dangerous and worrying turn. Now other peace-loving countries of the region are also getting burnt in the fire of increasing military tension between America and Iran. On Monday, Iran carried out a massive suicide attack targeting a major ‘Water Desalination & Power Plant’ in Kuwait. Due to this planned attack, a massive fire broke out in this very important energy hub of Kuwait and many power generation units were completely destroyed. The sad thing is that an Indian citizen working at the plant has also died in this attack. Seen from a reporter’s perspective, this attack targeting infrastructure has created a serious crisis of drinking water and electricity across the desert country. According to the official statement issued by Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy, this drone and missile attack by Iran has hurt their most sensitive infrastructure. Being a desert country, Kuwait depends on this ‘desalination process’ which makes the salty sea water sweet for about 90 percent of its drinking water needs. After the attack, the massive fire in the plant has been brought under control, but there has been an outcry in the country due to the damage to many main power and water units. Kuwaiti authorities are currently trying to assess the damage and partially restart the plant. After the warning by the US President, a massive airstrike on Tehran. After this aggressive action by Iran, the US Army has also come into full action mode. On Monday morning, the US Air Force has significantly increased the scope of its military action against Iran’s capital Tehran and its strategic targets. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has completely reduced many of Iran’s important bridges, military sites and the ‘Port Control Tower’ built at a major port to rubble in air strikes. This horrific action is part of the stern warning given by the US President to Tehran, in which he clearly said that if Iran tries to disrupt the global oil route ‘Strait of Hormuz’ and regional stability, then its entire infrastructure will be destroyed. Crude oil prices increased across the world due to the Hormuz crisis. The ongoing face-to-face war between Iran and America and the threat of partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz has increased the concern about the global economy. A major part of the world’s oil exports takes place through this sea route, on which Iran has created a stir by imposing new service charges and strict rules. Due to this security crisis, the prices of crude oil and LPG are continuously rising in the international market, which may increase inflationary pressure on many developing countries including India. Security analysts believe that if both countries do not immediately exercise restraint, this conflict could turn into a full-scale global war.