Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kuwait's foreign ministry, founded in 1961 and based in Kuwait City.
In late October 2026 Kuwait's foreign ministry summoned Iran's ambassador, Mohammad Toutounji, and handed him a note calling his embassy's statement on a Kuwaiti death sentence "blatant interference".
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Kuwait's Ministry of Foreign Affairs was founded in 1961, the year of the country's independence, and is based in Kuwait City. Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah became minister in 2026. The ministry runs Kuwait's relations with other states and handles its diplomatic disputes.
During the 2026 war it has summoned Iran's envoy repeatedly: over missile and drone strikes in March, and over an alleged armed incursion on Bubiyan Island in May.
The latest summons followed the State Security Circuit's 26 October death sentences for three defendants in the case of an alleged plan to kill the interior minister. After Iran's embassy said its national had left Kuwait a decade earlier, Deputy Foreign Minister Hamad Al-Mashaan protested, citing international law and the UN Charter.
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Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 29 October 2026. Editorial standards.