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Keir Starmer Condemns ‘Reckless’ Iranian Attack on Kuwaiti Oil Refinery
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said Iran could face further sanctions if the waterway stays closed after talks with more than 40 nations.
- On Friday, Iran launched drone and missile strikes across the Middle East, damaging a Kuwaiti refinery and desalination plant; Britain is leading diplomatic efforts with more than 40 nations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- Gulf nations have borne the brunt of Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting energy infrastructure and military sites, as Iran tightened its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, sending global oil and gas prices skyrocketing.
- Defence Secretary John Healey announced earlier this week that Britain deployed air defence systems to Kuwait, while also sending Sky Sabre systems to Saudi Arabia and extending Typhoon jets in Qatar.
- Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper chaired talks with more than 40 nations on Thursday, warning Iran of further sanctions if the Strait remains closed; Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer condemned the "reckless" attack in a call with Kuwait's Crown Prince.
- Amid worsening transatlantic relations, Donald Trump mocked Sir Keir's refusal to engage Tehran, claiming Washington's military "hasn't even started destroying what's left in Iran," while the Prime Minister stressed "our job is to take decisions in the UK national interest.
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Kuwait (Kuwait): On Friday, the Kuwaiti army announced that its air defences were responding to missiles and drones launched towards the territory of the Gulf State. The Kuwaiti army said on the X platform that the Kuwaiti air defences were currently responding to hostile rocket attacks and drones, adding that the sounds of explosions... were the result of the interception by air defence systems of hostile attacks.
Kuwaiti Air Defenses are currently responding hostile Missiles and Drone threats - Times Kuwait
Kuwait, April 3 Friday 12.55AM: Kuwait’s air defense systems are currently responding to hostile missile and drone attacks, the General Staff of the Army said, noting that any explosion sounds are the result of interception operations and urging the public to follow official safety instructions. The post Kuwaiti Air Defenses are currently responding hostile Missiles and Drone threats appeared first on Times Kuwait.
The official spokesman of the Ministry of Defence announced that the armed forces had observed two mobile missiles and 13 hostile drones inside Kuwaiti airspace. In a press release today, Al-Atwan added that the strikes had been dealt with in accordance with established procedures, without causing any loss of life or material damage.
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