Kuwaiti officials said four men linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard were arrested after allegedly attempting to enter Bubiyan Island to conduct hostile operations near a major Chinese-backed port project.
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Kuwait announced Tuesday that authorities arrested four suspected operatives accused of belonging to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps following what officials described as an attempted maritime infiltration targeting Bubiyan Island.
According to statements released by Kuwait’s ministries of defense and foreign affairs, the suspects allegedly attempted to reach the island by boat on May 1 in order to carry out “hostile acts” against Kuwait.
Officials said Kuwaiti Armed Forces intercepted the group at sea, leading to a confrontation that injured two of the alleged infiltrators and one Kuwaiti service member.
According to Fox News, Kuwaiti authorities said the men later confessed during interrogations to being affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
The Kuwaiti defense ministry stated the suspects “confessed to being tasked with infiltrating Bubiyan Island aboard a fishing boat that had been specially chartered to carry out hostile acts against Kuwait,” according to a translated statement.
Kuwait’s foreign affairs ministry condemned the alleged operation and called on Iran to immediately halt what it described as unlawful hostile activities threatening regional stability.
The ministry stated that Kuwait “reserves its full and inherent right to self-defense in accordance with Article (51) of the United Nations Charter, and to take such measures as it deems appropriate to defend its sovereignty and protect its people and residents on its territories, in accordance with international law.”
Bubiyan Island is home to the Mubarak Al Kabeer Port, a major infrastructure project being developed as part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, according to reporting from the Associated Press.
The port project has been viewed as strategically significant because of its location near critical Gulf shipping routes and expanding Chinese commercial interests in the region.
The allegations emerged as President Donald Trump prepares for a scheduled visit to Beijing later this week to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid escalating tensions involving Iran, regional security concerns, and broader geopolitical disputes.
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