Kuwait summons Iranian ambassador over tanker attack

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Kuwait’s deputy foreign minister summoned Iran’s ambassador and delivered a protest note over an attack on a Kuwaiti tanker.

WHO: Kuwait’s deputy foreign minister Hamad al-Mashan; Iranian ambassador Mohammad Totonji

WHAT: Summoned the Iranian ambassador and presented a protest note regarding Iran targeting a Kuwaiti tanker while transiting the Strait of Hormuz

WHEN: Jul 21, 2026 at 11:06 AM ET

WHERE: Kuwait

WHY: Cause not yet established.

How this story developed (showing 19 of 19 earlier reports)

GCC condemns attacks on Saudi Arabia by Iran-aligned Iraqis · Jul 29, 2026 at 5:06 AM ET
PMF condemns Saudi-US strikes targeting its headquarters · Jul 29, 2026 at 1:07 AM ET
Kuwait condemns Iranian attacks as escalation · Jul 28, 2026 at 7:07 PM ET
Kuwait condemns Houthi attacks on Red Sea ships · Jul 26, 2026 at 2:12 AM ET
Qatar condemns Houthi attack on Saudi vessel · Jul 23, 2026 at 10:09 AM ET
Bahrain downs incoming Iranian missiles · Jul 21, 2026 at 7:07 AM ET
IRGC says it struck Amazon infrastructure in Bahrain · Jul 21, 2026 at 3:09 AM ET
Iran attacked Bahrain civil air navigation systems · Jul 20, 2026 at 8:11 AM ET
Qatar condemns Iranian attacks in phone calls · Jul 19, 2026 at 5:07 PM ET
Qatar condemns Iranian attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan · Jul 18, 2026 at 11:07 AM ET
UAE condemns Iranian attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan · Jul 16, 2026 at 8:18 AM ET
GCC condemns attacks on Emirati tankers in Hormuz · Jul 14, 2026 at 6:17 AM ET
Bahrain says it intercepted multiple Iranian attacks · Jul 14, 2026 at 5:14 AM ET
UK, Germany, France condemn Iran’s Gulf shipping attacks · Jul 13, 2026 at 10:06 AM ET
Bahrain says air defences intercepted Iranian attacks · Jul 13, 2026 at 7:14 AM ET
Oman summons Iran envoy over alleged drone strikes · Jul 12, 2026 at 10:06 AM ET
Oman condemns attack on its territory · Jul 12, 2026 at 5:05 AM ET
GCC and UAE condemn Iranian attacks on shipping · Jul 9, 2026 at 1:06 PM ET
Saudi Arabia condemns Iran over tanker attack · Jul 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM ET

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