Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation said it sent a third formal protest to ICAO over continued Iranian attacks on Kuwait International Airport, reporting that the airport's radar was targeted this morning. The statement said the attacks caused injuries and significant damage to radar and air traffic systems, and forced a partial suspension of air navigation as a precaution.
Kuwait's civilian aviation authority has escalated its diplomatic response to what it describes as repeated Iranian attacks on Kuwait International Airport. In a third formal protest letter to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the authority stated that the airport's radar was specifically targeted this morning. The attacks have resulted in human injuries and material damage to radar facilities, equipment, and air traffic management systems, the statement said. As a precautionary measure, air navigation over Kuwait was partially suspended for a limited period before returning to normal operations.
This marks a further escalation in the ongoing Iran-U.S. confrontation that has drawn in Gulf states. As The Zioneer has reported, Kuwait's military intercepted 24 Iranian drones over a 48-hour period as of earlier today, with conflicting accounts of damage. Iran previously struck targets in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan early Wednesday in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes on Iranian air defense sites. The Kuwaiti army had also reported renewed attacks on Tuesday night, though without providing details. The civilian aviation authority now adds a new dimension — radar infrastructure specifically targeted, grounding civil aviation temporarily. Whether ICAO will act on the protest, and whether the pattern of attacks against Kuwaiti civilian infrastructure continues, remains open.
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