International Desk, Mar 3 (EFE).- The United States Tuesday closed its embassy in Kuwait indefinitely, amid a wave of attacks by Iran on US targets in the Persian Gulf in retaliation for the joint US-Israel strikes.
“Due to ongoing regional tensions, the US embassy in Kuwait will be closed until further notice. We have canceled all regular and emergency consular appointments. We will communicate when the embassy returns to normal operations,” the diplomatic mission indicated in its X social media account.
The announcement came hours after the US embassy in neighboring Saudi Arabia was attacked by two drones, causing a small fire and minor material damage to the building, with no reports of casualties.
The US embassy in Kuwait had already warned on Monday that there was a “continuous threat” of missile and drone attacks against the oil-rich country and asked not to visit the mission.
On Sunday, the State Department ordered the departure from Kuwait of non-essential personnel from its embassy and its countries.
A day earlier, the US asked its citizens to leave immediately 14 countries and territories in the Middle East, including Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, due to “serious risks” to their safety. EFE
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