Kuwait has strongly condemned Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting its territory, calling them a dangerous escalation and a flagrant violation of the country’s sovereignty and security.
The attacks posed a direct threat to civilians and vital facilities, demanding that Iran immediately and unconditionally stop what it described as “aggressive attacks”, Kuwait’s state news agency KUNA reported, citing a statement issued by the foreign ministry on Thursday.
The ministry also held Iran fully responsible for the attacks and stressed that Kuwait reserves the right to take all necessary measures to preserve its security and defend its territory.
The statement came after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said earlier that it targeted a US airbase in Kuwait in response to an American aerial strike near Bandar Abbas Airport in southern Iran.
According to Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency, the IRGC said the retaliatory strike came hours after US aerial projectiles allegedly struck an area near the airport in the southern port city.
“This response is a serious warning so that the enemy knows aggression will not go unanswered,” the IRGC said, warning that any repeated attacks would draw a “more decisive” response.
