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Nabil Fathi, Egypt’s former foreign minister, was approached by a Japanese diplomat who questioned him about Iraq’s impending invasion of Kuwait. Fathi, preoccupied with the Iraq–Kuwait issue, tried to postpone the meeting, but the Japanese insisted on a discussion. The diplomat highlighted that Saddam Hussein was planning to annex Kuwait, a claim that Fathi could not confirm. Meanwhile, Egypt, under President Mubarak, maintained close ties with Iraq and the Gulf states, often downplaying the threat. Japan, with many construction workers in Iraq, had intelligence that Iraq was mobilizing forces toward Kuwait. The narrative culminates with the August 1990 invasion, when Iraqi troops overran Kuwait within 48 hours, leading to its annexation as Iraq’s 19th governorate.