Iran has rejected Kuwait’s stance of IRGC members attempting to infiltrate into Kuwait for hostile actions as “baseless allegations”.

In a statement carried by IRNA, the foreign ministry “strongly condemned the Kuwaiti government’s inappropriate action in exploiting the case of four Iranian forces who were performing their duties within the framework of a routine maritime patrol mission and had entered Kuwait’s territorial waters due to a navigation system malfunction”.

While recalling Iran’s principled policy of respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries in the region, including Kuwait, the foreign minister said it expected Kuwaiti authorities, while “refraining from hasty comments and making baseless claims, to pursue the existing issues through official channels”, IRNA said.

It also emphasised the necessity of granting the Iranian embassy in Kuwait the fastest possible access to the detained Iranian nationals in accordance with international legal norms, as well as their immediate release.