"Kuwait has arrested four men it accuses of being members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) after they allegedly tried to infiltrate Bubiyan Island by sea and injured a Kuwaiti soldier. The Ministry of Interior said in a statement published on X on Tuesday that the operation took place on May 1 and the naval officers arrested aboard a fishing boat specially chartered to carry out hostile actions against Kuwait admitted they had been tasked by the IRGC with infiltrating."
"During a confrontation with Kuwaiti forces on the island, gunfire wounded one Kuwaiti service member, the ministry said. Two other members of the group navy Captain Mansour Qambari and the boat's captain, Abdulali Kazem Siamari escaped during the clash. There was no immediate reaction from Iran on the accusations."
"Kuwait's Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the alleged incursion as a flagrant violation of Kuwaiti sovereignty and a grave breach of international law. It demanded that Iran immediately and unconditionally cease unlawful hostile acts. The deputy foreign minister summoned Iran's ambassador to Kuwait to hand over a formal protest note, reserving Kuwait's right to self-defence under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. The ministry said it holds Tehran fully responsible for the violation."
Kuwait arrested four men accused of being members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after an alleged failed sea infiltration of Bubiyan Island on May 1. The Ministry of Interior said naval officers were aboard a fishing boat chartered for hostile actions against Kuwait and admitted they were tasked by the IRGC. During a confrontation on the island, gunfire wounded one Kuwaiti service member. Two other members, including a navy captain and the boat’s captain, escaped. Kuwait’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the alleged incursion as a violation of sovereignty and international law, demanded Iran cease unlawful hostile acts, and summoned Iran’s ambassador to deliver a formal protest note while reserving the right to self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter.
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