Kuwait orders closure of country's only Iranian school
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Kuwait's Ministry of Education has ordered the closure of the country's only Iranian school, a ministry source told AFP on Thursday, in a move that comes after the Gulf state faced repeated Iranian attacks during the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
The ministry source did not specify the reason for the closure.
According to the ministerial decision reviewed by AFP, the education minister revoked the school's educational license and ordered its closure based on "applicable laws and regulations" and reports submitted by the General Administration of Private Education.
The decision also suspends the admission of new students beginning with the 2026/2027 academic year and instructs parents to transfer their children to other schools before the start of the new school year.
The move follows similar measures taken by the United Arab Emirates during the regional conflict, when authorities shut down an Iranian hospital and several Iranian educational institutions. At the time, an Emirati official said institutions linked to Tehran were being closed for violating UAE laws.
The latest tensions stem from the war that began in late February with US and 'Israeli' strikes on Iran. Tehran responded with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and several countries in the region, causing casualties and significant damage to infrastructure and energy facilities across the Gulf.
Although Washington and Tehran reached a ceasefire agreement in April and signed a memorandum of understanding in June, hostilities resumed in July. Since then, Iran has focused many of its retaliatory strikes on countries in the Middle East following US attacks.
About two weeks ago, residents in Kuwait were urged to reduce electricity consumption after repeated Iranian strikes damaged power and water facilities, leading authorities to call for energy conservation measures.
During the conflict, the UAE also ordered the closure of the Iranian Hospital in Dubai and several institutions linked to Iran, including schools. Emirati officials said at the time that organizations directly connected to the Iranian government and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had been misused to advance agendas that violated UAE law.
