Kuwait Ratifies 5-Year Pakistan Defense Pact as Iran Accuses It Over 5 US Bases
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Updated · Middle East Eye · Aug 3
Kuwait Ratifies 5-Year Pakistan Defense Pact as Iran Accuses It Over 5 US Bases
2 articles · Updated · Middle East Eye · Aug 3
Summary
Kuwait this week approved a five-year defense pact with Pakistan covering military training and the sharing of personnel, intelligence and technology.
The move comes after Iran accused Kuwait of complicity in US actions and Iranian missiles struck American bases in Kuwait, which hosts five US facilities and about 13,500 troops.
Kuwait has denied its territory was used to launch US strikes on Iran and called the missile attacks criminal aggression, though reports have said Gulf states supported operations against Iranian targets.
The pact may complicate Pakistan’s role as a mediator in Iran-US talks, while signaling Kuwait is reassessing regional security as the war deepens.