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Kuwait says it is shutting the Iranian cultural mission and related offices in the Gulf Arab state and reducing the number of Iranian diplomats stationed in the country.
The official Kuwait News Agency announced the move in a brief statement Thursday.
It says the move is related to the case of a terrorist cell broken up in 2015 that authorities allege had contacts with Iran and the militant group Hezbollah.
The KUNA report says the Iranian ambassador to Kuwait has been notified.
Embassy staff did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Jul 20, 2017 06:35pm
Good Start.
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Jul 20, 2017 09:35pm
OK
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Jul 20, 2017 09:59pm
wonderfull move
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Jul 21, 2017 01:12am
What else can it do to safeguard its unity, territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence under the prevailing circumstances in the Middle East?
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Jul 21, 2017 09:44am
A v illogical move. Hopefully it will be reviewed. The need is to build bridges, not to fragment our own nation.
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