Overview
- Kuwait delivered a formal protest to Iranian ambassador Mohammad Toutounji, held Iran fully responsible for a sovereignty breach, and cited its self‑defense rights under the UN Charter.
- Kuwaiti authorities say six men reached Bubiyan Island by boat, exchanged fire with security forces, and left one officer wounded, with four suspects arrested and two fleeing.
- The Interior Ministry says the detainees confessed to belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, an elite branch of Iran’s military that runs foreign operations.
- Iran called the claims baseless, said the men were on a routine maritime patrol that strayed after a navigation failure, and demanded prompt consular access and their release.
- Regional allies, including the UAE, voiced support for Kuwait’s security measures, as Kuwait pointed to recent Iran-launched drones and missiles and left open a possible UN referral; Bubiyan’s value is rising with a major port project under construction.