CAIRO – 28 February 2026: Kuwait’s Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah held talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on recent regional tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran, with both leaders calling for de-escalation.
During the phone call, El-Sisi reaffirmed Egypt’s full support and solidarity with Kuwait following an Iranian attack on the Gulf state on Saturday.
He stressed Egypt’s firm rejection of any violation of Arab sovereignty or threats to the security and stability of Arab states.
The president warned that such actions pose a serious threat to regional security and risk destabilizing the region and harming the interests of its peoples.
El-Sisi reiterated Egypt’s longstanding position that dialogue and diplomacy must prevail to reach political solutions to the current crisis.
He stressed that resorting to military options will not serve any party’s interests and could plunge the region into a spiral of chaos and instability.
For his part, the Kuwaiti emir expressed deep appreciation for Egypt’s consistent support for Kuwait’s security and sovereignty and voiced agreement with El-Sisi’s call for de-escalation and a return to the negotiating table.
What Is Happening?
US and Israeli forces carried out coordinated strikes across Iran early on Saturday as part of operation “Epic Fury” that is expected to last for several days, according to US officials.
The strikes have targeted Iranian leadership compounds, the military command, nuclear facilities, ballistic missile infrastructure, alongside other targets, killing hundreds including children.
The Iranian Red Crescent Society said the US and Israeli strikes on Iran have so far killed over 200 people and injured 747 more across 24 provinces.
Earlier on Saturday, Hossein Kermanpour, spokesperson for Iran’s health ministry, reported that at least 60 children were killed and 80 others injured when a missile struck a school in southern Iran.
Iran responded to the strikes with retaliatory attacks across the Middle East, launching waves of missiles targeting the US military presence in Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.
The affected countries strongly condemned the attacks as they continue to intercept successive waves of Iranian strikes.
Abu Dhabi, Doha and Manama said they reserve the right to respond.
Meanwhile, Iran’s armed forces vowed to “teach [Israel and the US] a lesson that they have never experienced in their history.”
“Any base in the whole region that helps Israel will be a target of the sacred system of the Islamic republic,” a senior armed forces’ spokesman said, adding: “We will show no leniency.”
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