23.07.2026 16:51
In response to U.S. President Trump's threat to target Iran's energy facilities, the Iran-aligned Fars News Agency published a list of power plants supplying electricity to U.S. military bases in the Gulf. The list includes facilities in the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
After US President Donald Trump threatened the Tehran administration with targeting energy and infrastructure facilities, Fars News Agency, known for its closeness to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, published a list of power plants supplying electricity to US military bases in the Gulf region.
The analysis report published by Fars News Agency, which included the said list, stated that the US military in the Gulf is dependent on the electrical grids of the countries where its military bases are located, noting that this creates "mutual strategic interdependence."
MEETS 12 PERCENT OF THE COUNTRY'S ELECTRICITY NEEDS
The list, published following Trump's threats to target Iran's "energy and infrastructure facilities," included major power plants in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
The report claimed that the Al Tawila Power Plant in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, meets approximately 12 percent of the country's electricity needs with a production capacity of 6,000 megawatts and supplies energy to the US Al Dhafra Air Base.
It was stated that a disruption at the Al Tawila Plant could directly affect the operational capacity of the US base.
It was also alleged that the plants under the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) meet about 85 percent of Dubai's electricity needs with a capacity of 9,650 megawatts, that these facilities are the main energy source for Al Minhad Military Base, and that a possible disruption could hamper the base's operations.
THE LARGEST US MILITARY BASE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
The report also stated that the Ras Laffan Power Plant in Qatar, with a production capacity of 4,511 megawatts, supplies energy to Al Udeid Air Base, the largest US military base in the Middle East.
It also claimed that the power plant in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, with a capacity of 9,636 megawatts, meets the energy needs of Prince Sultan Air Base, and that instability in this infrastructure could risk the operational security of the base.
The report argued that these energy facilities in the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia are critical elements not only for civilian infrastructure but also for the US military presence in the region, and noted that the facilities are evaluated within the framework of "mutual deterrence" in case of possible attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure.
TRUMP'S THREAT
US President Donald Trump had said that if Iran intervenes in the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, US forces would launch attacks on the country's energy facilities and infrastructure.