Kuwait today accused Iran of sending an armed Revolutionary Guard team to attack an island the West Asian nation. Iran didn’t immediately acknowledge the allegation by Kuwait, which came under repeated attack by Iran in the war.
Kuwait said that a team of six armed members of the Guard tried to infiltrate Bubiyan Island in the northwest corner of the Persian Gulf near Iraq and Iran.
It accused the team of planning to carry out hostile acts. Kuwait said that it detained four of the men, while two escaped. Kuwait, which said one of its security officials had been wounded in the attack.
The accusation coincided with U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, stating that Israel sent Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and personnel to operate them to the United Arab Emirates for defense during the war.