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Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, has demanded the release of Iranians who have been detained by Kuwait.
Kuwait revealed on Tuesday that it arrested four men it accused of being members of Iran’s IRGC after they allegedly tried to infiltrate Bubiyan Island by sea and injured a Kuwaiti soldier.
Araghchi, in a post shared on X on Wednesday, said Kuwait attacked the Iranian boat and captured its citizens in an attempt to sow discord.
In clear attempt to sow discord, Kuwait has unlawfully attacked an Iranian boat and detained 4 of our citizens in the Persian Gulf. This illegal act took place near island used by the U.S. to attack Iran.
We demand immediate release of our nationals and reserve right to respond.
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) May 13, 2026
“In a clear attempt to sow discord, Kuwait has unlawfully attacked an Iranian boat and detained 4 of our citizens in the Persian Gulf. This illegal act took place near island used by the U.S. to attack Iran,” said Araghchi.
“We demand the immediate release of our nationals and reserve the right to respond.”
Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior said the operation took place on May 1, 2026, when naval officers arrested “aboard a fishing boat specially chartered to carry out hostile actions against Kuwait” who admitted they had been tasked by the IRGC with “infiltrating”.
Al Jazeera reported that the interior ministry identified the IRGC group members as Colonel Amir Hussein Abd Mohammed Zara’i and Colonel Abdulsamad Yadallah Qanwati, Captain Ahmed Jamshid Gholam Reza Zulfiqari, and First Lieutenant Mohammed Hussein Sehrab Faroughi Rad.
