KUWAIT CITY, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait's General Staff of the Armed Forces announced on Monday that the ballistic missiles observed in the sky were "outside the country's airspace and pose no threat."
The statement, published on the General Staff's official account on social media platform X, came in response to public reports circulating on social media about sightings of missiles.
"These ballistic missiles were flying at very high altitudes and were outside the airspace of the State of Kuwait, and they do not pose any threat to Kuwaiti territory," the statement said.
On Sunday, Kuwait's National Guard confirmed that it continues round-the-clock monitoring of the country's radiological and chemical conditions, stressing that the situation remains "normal and stable."
Kuwait, a Gulf country situated between Iran and Israel, has not been directly involved in regional conflicts. However, it lies just about 300 kilometers from Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Reactor in the southern province of Bushehr, separated only by the sea, making it the closest country to the facility.
On Saturday, two oil refineries in Bushehr Province were targeted by Israeli airstrikes, causing explosions and fires at parts of the facilities. The Bushehr Nuclear Reactor itself has not been targeted.
Given Kuwait's tropical desert climate and complete reliance on seawater desalination for its water supply, any potential seawater contamination resulting from an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities is a matter of close monitoring and concern for the country. ■
