Kuwait said it was drawing up a comprehensive security plan as regional tensions escalate, in an apparent reference to a standoff between Tehran and the West over its nuclear plans.
 
"The situation in the region is boiling, which requires setting plans to protect the homeland against any danger," the Kuwait News Agency quoted Interior Minister Sheikh Jaber Khaled Al Sabah as saying.

GCC defence ministers met in Saudi Arabia recently to discuss joint defence against "emerging regional powers", which diplomats said was an apparent reference to Iran.

"Kuwait is in the heart of these situations. Violating the sanctity of Kuwaiti territory will not be allowed," said Sheikh Jaber.

Sheikh Jaber, a former army officer, said it would be co-ordinated with the army and that it involved land, sea and air elements.

He urged Kuwaitis to keep in mind the lessons learned from the 1990-1991 Iraqi invasion and occupation of the small oil-exporting nation. "History serves as a base for security." Reuters