Kuwait summons Iranian ambassador over embassy statement

Kuwait's Foreign Ministry summoned Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Totonji and handed him a protest note over an embassy statement it called blatant interference in its internal affairs.

• Kuwait's Foreign Ministry summoned Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Totonji on Wednesday over a statement issued by the Iranian embassy in Kuwait.
• The ministry handed him a protest note describing the statement as blatant interference in Kuwait's internal affairs and an infringement on its sovereignty and judicial independence.
• Deputy Foreign Minister Hamad Sulaiman Al-Meshan renewed Kuwait's rejection of any interference in rulings issued by its national courts.
• Al-Meshan stressed Iran must comply with international law, the UN Charter, and the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
• The Iranian embassy said its citizen was not involved in the plot and had not been in Kuwait for the past ten years, calling the accusations unfounded.