Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior urged residents to avoid going outside from midnight until Wednesday morning, hours ahead of a US deadline for Iran to agree to a deal or suffer major strikes on civilian infrastructure. This measure is precautionary and aims to enhance safety, strengthen prevention, and enable security forces to perform their duties efficiently.
In a statement shared on X, the ministry said “it advised its citizens and residents that it is crucial to stay at home and avoid going out, unless absolutely urgent, from midnight Tuesday April 7 until 6 a.m. Wednesday April 8,”.
Residents were urged to comply with the instructions and cooperate with authorities, with officials stressing that the measure has been introduced in the interest of maintaining safety and stability.
President Donald Trump has set an 8 p.m. EST deadline for Iran to reach a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, after postponing it multiple times. In a post on Truth Social Tuesday morning, he said “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!”
As of Monday, over 3,500 people in Iran have reportedly been killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. The conflict has already spread regionally, with Iran attacking a Saudi petrochemical complex and an Iranian missile striking a telecoms building in Sharjah, UAE.
Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations condemned President Trump’s ultimatum over the Strait of Hormuz as “deeply irresponsible” and “profoundly alarming.”Trump has threatened to strike Iran’s power plants and bridges if the strait is not reopened by 8 p.m. ET.