Kuwait Expels Iranian Diplomats After Attacks

Kuwait has expelled two Iranian diplomats and reduced the size of the Iranian Embassy in response to repeated missile and drone attacks attributed to Iran. The Kuwait — Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kuwait) summoned Hamed Hamid Yaqoubi Far, the Iranian Chargé d'Affaires, to deliver an official protest note. The attacks, which occurred during the early hours of Wednesday and were the third in less than a week, targeted several civilian facilities and vital installations in Kuwait, including Kuwait — Kuwait International Airport. These incidents resulted in one fatality, dozens of injuries, and material damage to critical infrastructure and diplomatic premises. Kuwait described the attacks as a flagrant violation of its sovereignty, territorial integrity, the Charter of the United Nations, principles of international law, and International — United Nations Security Council. Hamad Suleiman Al-Mashaan, the Deputy Foreign Minister, reiterated Kuwait's strong condemnation and rejected Iran's unfounded allegations used to justify the attacks, affirming Kuwait's right to self-defense.