The US Department of Consular Affairs said Monday, March 2, that Kuwait continues to face threats from missile and UAV attacks amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
In an advisory issued Monday, the US told its citizens in Kuwait not to come to the embassy, ”shelter in your residence on the lowest available floor and away from windows. Do not go outside.”
“The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait urges U.S. citizens in Kuwait to shelter in place, review security plans in the event of an attack, and remain vigilant in case of future attacks. U.S. Embassy personnel are sheltering in place,” the department said.
The department also listed some steps U.S. citizens in Kuwait must take because of the looming danger:
- If you are outside, immediately seek shelter in a hardened structure; if this is not possible, lie down and cover your head with your hands.
- Be aware that even if an incoming missile or drone is intercepted, falling debris poses a significant risk.
- After the attack, avoid all the debris and watch the main news channels for official instructions.
The security alert came as an AFP correspondent saw black smoke rising from the US embassy in Kuwait on Monday.
According to the report, the diplomatic mission told people not to enter the compound as Iran continued its third day of attacks in the Persian Gulf.
Sirens sounded earlier over the city after the latest salvo of Iranian strikes in retaliation for US and Israeli strikes that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top officials.
The embassy did not say it had been hit, but issued a security alert and urged people to stay away.
Meanwhile, Kuwait’s interior ministry said it had intercepted an unspecified number of drones targeting the small oil-rich country at dawn.
Conflict between Israel and the US and Iran
Earlier on Monday, AFP reported that loud explosions were heard across the Gulf cities of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha, Manama and Kuwait.
Iran’s ongoing and unprecedented bombing of the Persian Gulf has hit military bases as well as civilian infrastructure, including residential buildings, hotels, airports and seaports, shaking a region long considered a haven of peace and security in the turbulent Middle East.
The war has expanded to include militias that Tehran supports in the Middle East with Hezbollah’s attack on Israel striking back against the group in Lebanon and crushing targets in Iran with the United States.
As US and Israeli airstrikes continued to hit the country, Iran’s top security official Ali Larijani said on X: “We will not negotiate with the United States.”
US President Donald Trump, who a day earlier called on Iranians to “take over” their government, signaled on Sunday that he was open to dialogue with Iran’s new leadership.
