Kuwait’s Interior Ministry announced Tuesday that four men arrested this month for attempting to enter the country illegally by sea have admitted during interrogation to being members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Kuwait’s Defense Ministry reported on May 3 that naval Col. Amir Hossein Abdolmohammad Zaraei, naval Col. Abdolsamad Yedaleh Ghanavati, naval Capt. Ahmad Jamshid Gholamreza Zolfaghari and 1st Lt. Mohammad Hossein Sohrab Foroughi Rad had been arrested in territorial waters after attempting to infiltrate Bubiyan Island.
Kuwaiti Armed Forces stationed on Bubiyan Island exchanged fire with the men during the confrontation, resulting in severe injuries to one service member.
The four confessed this week to being assigned by the IRGC to infiltrate the island, which lies on Kuwait’s northern coast, to carry out “hostile acts against the state,” according to state-affiliated media.
The Interior Ministry added that security forces would remain on high alert in anticipation of future operations.
Iran has not responded to the accusations but has repeatedly denied launching extensive attacks on its Persian Gulf neighbors.
• Vaughn Cockayne can be reached at vcockayne@washingtontimes.com.
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