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21.04.26 - 00:18
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Kuwait Declares Force Majeure As US Seizure Of Iranian Ship Escalates Tensions (ZeroHedge)
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Kuwait Declares Force Majeure As US Seizure Of Iranian Ship Escalates Tensions
By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com
Kuwait has declared force majeure on shipments of crude oil and refined products after disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz prevented some vessels from entering the Persian Gulf.
The move comes as tensions in the Strait escalated again following the U.S. seizure of an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel in the waterway.
According to Reuters, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation has notified customers that it is invoking contractual clauses allowing it to withhold certain scheduled deliveries after the blockade hindered access to the Gulf. The measure is not expected to result in a complete halt to supply.
The latest escalation follows a volatile weekend in which the Strait briefly reopened before closing again after Iran linked the reopening of the shipping lane to the lifting of the U.S. naval blockade targeting its oil exports.
Iran's foreign ministry said it has no plans for a new round of t...
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18.04.26 - 05:30
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Kuwait Holds American Journalist After Reporting On ′Friendly Fire′ Shootdown Incident (ZeroHedge)
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Kuwait Holds American Journalist After Reporting On 'Friendly Fire' Shootdown Incident
Authored by Chris Hedges via Consortium News
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, a fearless Palestinian-American journalist (he's an American-born Kuwaiti of Palestinian descent) whose writing and reports are defined by unparalleled integrity, depth and eloquence, was arrested on March 3rd in Kuwait.
He is charged with spreading false information and harming national security.
His arrest took place following his reporting of the shooting down of three U.S. fighter planes by the Kuwaiti military in an act of friendly fire during the U.S.-Israel war with Iran. Ahmed, along with other news outlets such as the BBC, published footage of a U.S. F-15 E Strike Eagle crashing in al-Jahra west of Kuwait City.
I fear Ahmed, a graduate of Columbia Journalism School who has worked for The New York Times, PBS Frontline, Al Jazeera English, Vice on HBO, The Huffington Post and appeared on numerous news outlets including the BB...
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08.04.26 - 12:37
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ROUNDUP: Kuwait und Emirate melden Beschuss aus dem Iran (DPA-AFX)
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KUWAIT (dpa-AFX) - Trotz einer Waffenruhe haben die Golfstaaten Kuwait und die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate Beschuss aus dem Iran gemeldet. Man sei seit dem Morgen mit einer Welle iranischer Angriffe konfrontiert, teilte die kuwaitische Armee mit und ......
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08.04.26 - 12:19
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Kuwait und Emirate melden Beschuss aus dem Iran (DPA-AFX)
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KUWAIT (dpa-AFX) - Trotz einer Waffenruhe haben die Golfstaaten Kuwait und die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate Beschuss aus dem Iran gemeldet. Man sei seit dem Morgen mit einer Welle iranischer Angriffe konfrontiert, teilte die kuwaitische Armee mit und ......
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08.04.26 - 04:00
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Iraqi Protesters Overrun Kuwait Consulate, Angry Over Role In US Actions (ZeroHedge)
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Iraqi Protesters Overrun Kuwait Consulate, Angry Over Role In US Actions
Close US ally Kuwait finds itself under growing political pressure from its neighbor Iraq, related to the ongoing Iran war.
Angry crowds stormed the Kuwaiti consulate in Iraq's southern Basra governorate on Tuesday after rockets which came from the direction of Kuwait killed three people, according to police sources cited by Reuters and Al Arabiya.
BREAKING: Supporters of Iraq's pro-Iranian Popular Mobilization Militias storm the Kuwaiti Consulate in Basra Province, Iraq, in protest against Kuwait's role with the U.S. in the war with Iran. pic.twitter.com/pyxtxjlzeU
— Ariel Oseran أريئل أوسيران (@ariel_oseran) April 7, 2026
Neither Kuwaiti nor Iraqi officials issued immediate public statements, and the rocket incident remains a mystery in terms of its origin or the motives behind the attack.
It may have been a missile fired on Kuwait from Iran, which errantly crossed the border and landed on Iraqi homes:
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05.04.26 - 19:06
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Iranian drone strikes hit Kuwait′s oil infrastructure before Opec+ supply talks (The Guardian)
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Members reportedly agree rise of 206,000 barrels a day in May but move symbolic with strait of Hormuz effectively closedMiddle East crisis – live updatesIranian drones struck Kuwait's oil infrastructure on Sunday, causing “severe material damage” that threatened to further disrupt oil supplies already hit by the US and Israel's war with Tehran.It came hours before members of the Opec+ group that represents major global oil suppliers gathered to discuss how to bolster output despite Iran's effective closure of the crucial strait of Hormuz shipping route. Continue reading......
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