Visit to "cement historical relations between Kuwait and Iran"

Kuwait Times, here via AA

"... Politically, Iran was in the forefront of those countries that recognized the State of Kuwait following its independence in 1961, having then opened an embassy in Kuwait in January 1962. Kuwaiti-Iranian relations experienced an up-and-down situation until 1990 when Iraq invaded Kuwait, having ushered in a fresh stage of bilateral ties.

From the very beginning, Iran rejected the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait and called for an unconditional Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait, and informed the UN that it would abide by the UN Security Council Resolution No 661 that stated an all-out boycott of Iraq..."