The Silent Majority: Saffron
The volume of trade between Kuwait and Iran reached approximately $300 million in 2024, a Kuwaiti official from the joint chamber of commerce between the two countries stated.
Most Iranian exports to Kuwait consist of food products, agricultural crops, fish, carpets, and construction materials, primarily transported via containers and sea vessels (small boats). These goods are sold in specific locations such as the “Iranian Market” in Shuwaikh, as well as markets in Qurnah and Mubarak Al-Kabeer.
Despite geographical proximity, the volume of trade could have been higher. However, political tensions and Iran’s arrogant approach toward its neighbors when discussing sensitive issues, such as maritime borders and the Durrah field, have hindered the development of economic relations. This reveals that Iran seeks only dominance and the imposition of its decisions on Gulf Arab states.
Although coexistence with this overbearing neighbor was possible, after Iran succeeded in expanding its influence in several Arab capitals and establishing proxies and regimes that carry out its orders without hesitation, it attempted to plant numerous espionage and sabotage cells in Kuwait and some Gulf states. The exposure of these cells has heightened apprehension about dealing with a neighbor that refuses to calm down or cease its provocative statements against its neighbors.
Despite all this, the multiple statements by Iranian regime figures have largely fallen into the category of media warfare and have not been seriously tested, as the “big boss” intervened to defuse tensions at the last moment.
However, that situation has ended. What was once simmering beneath the surface has now emerged into the open. Tehran now daily targets Kuwait, Gulf states, and Jordan, including their civilian and vital infrastructure, most recently power generation and water desalination plants. This underscores the reality that the evil Iran poses to Arabs is not merely careless words spoken in a moment of anger, but a deeply entrenched sentiment that we have witnessed and that Amr Moussa has yet to see.
In conclusion, amid this charged atmosphere, I noticed the absence of any Kuwaiti boycott campaign against Iranian products and goods, as has occurred in the past with other local, Arab, and international issues. I raise this as a question and continue to seek a satisfactory answer.
