Gulf countries condemn renewed Iranian attacks

DUBAI
Gulf countries have condemned renewed Iranian attacks targeting Kuwait and Bahrain earlier on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman’s office responded with a post hours after Iran’s attacks that targeted Bahrain and Kuwait.
Bader Al Asaker, head of the private office of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, said in a post on X.com: “O God, protect our people in Kuwait and Bahrain and safeguard our Gulf from all evil.” The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs also strongly condemned the Iranian attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain.
In a statement, the ministry affirmed that these attacks constitute a flagrant violation to the two countries’ sovereignty and a breach of international law. UAE presidential advisor Anwar Gargash called for a firm and unified Gulf stance against repeated Iranian aggression.
“In light of the repeated Iranian aggression against the sisterly State of Kuwait and Kingdom of Bahrain, there must be a firm, unified, and cohesive Gulf stance,” Anwar Gargash wrote on X. “No Gulf state should be left to face the targeting alone, as the security of Arab Gulf states is interconnected, their interests are shared, and their fate is one.”
Iran on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the new attacks targeting US military assets in Kuwait and Bahrain, including the headquarters of the US Fifth FleetKuwait said it suspended flights at the Kuwait International Airport after its building suffered ‘significant material damage’ because of the ‘criminal Iranian aggression.
’Kuwait said on Wednesday an Iranian attack targeting its international airport killed at least one person and wounded others, even as it condemned Tehran’s latest barrage of drone and missile attacks against it. Iran’s latest attack, “targeting once again civilian and vital facilities, including Kuwait International Airport, resulting in the death of one individual, injuries to others, and damage to vital facilities, including diplomatic missions,” Kuwait’s foreign ministry said.
Kuwait’s civil aviation authority said air traffic have been suspended and flights were diverted to alternative airports until further noticeHostilities between Iran and the United States escalated sharply on Wednesday as Iran claimed responsibility for attacks on US military assets in Kuwait and Bahrain, including the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet, while Washington reported intercepting missiles launched toward regional allies and carrying out retaliatory strikes.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said it had launched missiles and drones against the US Fifth Fleet headquarters, an airbase and helicopters in a Gulf country in response to what it described as a US attack on a communications tower south of Qeshm Island. Iranian media also reported that the IRGC Navy targeted a vessel identified as Panaya with missiles after accusing US forces of striking an Iranian tanker near the Strait of Hormuz, damaging its engine room.
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“Disrupting the security of the Strait of Hormuz will carry a heavy price for the US military,” Iranian media quoted the IRGC as saying.
Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman’s office responded with a post hours after Iran’s attacks that targeted Bahrain and Kuwait. Bader Al Asaker, head of the private office of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, said in a post on X.com: “O God, protect our people in Kuwait and Bahrain and safeguard our Gulf from all evil.”