Kuwait's government briefed MPs on contingency plans to face a possible outbreak of Iran-US hostilities over Tehran's nuclear programme, a senior minister and lawmakers said, AFP reported.

A government emergency team briefed parliament's foreign relations committee on the possibility of Kuwait being attacked or targeted by terrorists if Washington strikes Iran, committee chairman Mohammed al-Sager told reporters.

In a "behind closed doors" talk with security personal Syrian President Assad has made possibly his boldest statement to date. In a recent discussion President Assad openly lashed out against his Iranian allies. Bolstering that Syria can handle its self and does not need nor want the help or support of Iran and instead would like closer ties to its neighbors such as Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and even Israel!