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Infiltrators have admitted that they had been tasked with infiltrating Bubiyan Island to carry out 'hostile acts', Kuwait claims.
Kuwait's interior ministry has said that four people affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps were arrested while attempting to enter the country by sea.
'During interrogation, the infiltrators admitted that they belong to Iran’s IRGC,' the state news agencyKUNAreported on Tuesday, citing the ministry. The ministry said the infiltrators admitted that they had been tasked with infiltrating Bubiyan Island using a rented fishing boat intended for carrying out 'hostile acts against Kuwait. ”It said a security member was injured in clashes with the infiltrators. The Kuwaiti foreign ministry condemned the incident and held Iran 'fully responsible' for these actions.
Regional tensions have escalated since the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, triggering retaliation from Tehran against Israel as well as US allies in the Gulf, along with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. A ceasefire took effect on April 8 through Pakistani mediation, but talks in Islamabad failed to produce a lasting agreement. The truce was later extended by US President Donald Trump without a set deadline.
On Sunday, Iran sent Pakistan its response to a US proposal for ending the war, but Trump dismissed it as 'totally unacceptable. '
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