US embassy in Kuwait closes indefinitely over 'regional tensions'

US embassy in Kuwait closes indefinitely over ‘regional tensions’

/ 03:03 PM March 03, 2026
US embassy in Kuwait closes indefinitely over 'regional tensions'
Vehicles drive along the highway leading to and from Kuwait City on March 2, 2026. Black smoke rose from the US embassy in Kuwait on March 2, an AFP correspondent saw, while Kuwait mistakenly shot down US warplanes causing no casualties, as Iran pressed on with a third day of Gulf retaliation following the assassination of its supreme leader in a US-Israeli attack. Agence France-Presse

KUWAIT CITY – The US embassy in Kuwait on Tuesday said it was closed until further notice, a day after an AFP correspondent saw smoke rising from the mission following Iranian attacks on the country.

“Due to ongoing regional tensions, the US Embassy in Kuwait will be closed until further notice. We have cancelled all regular and emergency consular appointments,” the embassy said in a statement on X. /dl

READ: Smoke rising from US embassy in Kuwait City – AFP correspondent

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