UN humanitarian office says infrastructure in Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Egypt has been disrupted

Farhan Aziz Haq, deputy spokesperson for the United Nations, told reporters at UN headquarters on Thursday, 30 July 2026 (8 Mordad 1405) that the organisation's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warns the humanitarian consequences of escalating regional tensions in West Asia are worsening day by day, with essential infrastructure disrupted across the region.

According to the briefing, reports of harm to civilians in Iran and Kuwait have emerged since Wednesday, 29 July, and damage or disruption to infrastructure has been recorded in four countries: Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Jordan and Egypt remain vital corridors for humanitarian operations, including medical evacuation and the delivery of relief supplies. He added that a fresh wave of air strikes was reported the same day in the provinces of Fars, Hormozgan, Bushehr and Khuzestan, including the country's main oil producing area.

Citing local sources, he said a strike on Qeshm in Hormozgan province hit a residential building, killing three civilians including a two year old child and wounding two other children. He said Iran's health ministry has reported at least 60 people killed and 670 wounded as of 27 July, since hostilities intensified a month earlier. The UN called on all parties to meet their obligations under international humanitarian law, including the protection of civilians and critical infrastructure. Simultaneous infrastructure disruption in four countries in the region bears directly on trade routes, transport and energy supply.