Iran reserves right to respond to Kuwait’s ‘unlawful’ boat attack, arrest of 4 citizens: FM
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has condemned Kuwait’s detention of four Iranian nationals who were sailing on a boat in the Persian Gulf, saying the Arab country must immediately release them.
In a post on his X account on Wednesday, Araghchi said that Kuwait’s attack on the small Iranian boat and the arrest of the Iranian citizens on board it were illegal.
He said the move was also meant to sow discord in a region already on edge because of the US-Israeli aggression on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory attacks on US military assets in regional countries, including Kuwait.
The Iranian minister said Kuwait carried out the attack near an island in the Persian Gulf where the US has stationed its military personnel and equipment to launch attacks on Iran.
Iran's Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi says Iran reserves the right to respond after Kuwait attacks an Iranian boat and detains Iranian nationals in the Persian Gulf.
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“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 an island used by the U.S. to attack Iran,” he said in the post.
Kuwaiti territory has served as a major platform for US attacks on Iran during the aggression that began in late February and stopped with a ceasefire in early April.
Iran responded to the attacks by targeting US bases in Kuwait from the very beginning of the war of aggression, inflicting major losses, including fatalities, on US forces stationed in the Arab country.
Iran has recommended that Kuwait expel US forces from its territory if it wants to be spared from future Iranian reprisal attacks.
In his X post, Araghchi said Iran reserves the right to respond to Kuwait’s attack on the Iranian boat as he demanded the immediate release of the four Iranian nationals detained during the incident.
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