News Summary
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- The Kuwait government has revoked the educational license of the only private Iranian school operating in the country and ordered its closure.
- The Ministry of Education has decided to halt new student admissions for the upcoming academic year and urged parents to transfer their children to other schools.
- Due to ongoing Middle Eastern conflicts and Iranian assaults, the UAE had previously closed Iranian-affiliated schools and hospitals.
August 7, Kuwait City (RASS/AFP) – Kuwaiti authorities have ordered the closure of a local Iranian school, a source from the Ministry of Education informed AFP on Thursday. This directive follows repeated Iranian attacks on Kuwait amid ongoing regional conflicts in the Middle East.
The ministry source did not specify the exact reasons for shutting down the country’s only Iranian school. However, a similar step was taken by UAE officials during the outbreak of regional hostilities when Iranian-linked schools and hospitals were also closed there.
Gulf countries have borne the brunt of Tehran’s aggression amid the ongoing conflict. In recent weeks, following the breakdown of the ceasefire between the United States and Iran, Kuwait and Bahrain have been particularly affected.
After repeated attacks on Kuwait’s power and desalination plants, authorities urged residents last month to conserve electricity.
“The Minister of Education has issued a decision to revoke the educational license of the private Iranian school and to close it,” the directive obtained by AFP states.
“Admissions for new students for the upcoming academic year have been suspended, and the ministry has advised parents to transfer their children to other schools,” the order adds.
Employees in Kuwait and members of the Iranian community noted that in March, the UAE ordered the closure of an Iranian-affiliated hospital in Dubai and shuttered at least four Iranian schools.
“Some institutions directly linked to the Iranian regime and the IRGC will be targeted for closure,” a UAE official told AFP, explaining that these entities were found to be in violation of UAE law.
