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Tehran demands Kuwait release 4 Iranians detained in the Gulf

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Wednesday said Tehran is demanding the release of four Iranian citizens detained in the Persian Gulf by Kuwait.

Kuwaiti authorities on Tuesday said ⁠four ​people who confessed to being affiliated with ​Iran's Revolutionary ​Guards were arrested earlier this month as they attempted to land on a Kuwaiti island.

Araqchi accused Kuwait of attacking an Iranian boat, adding Iran had the "right to respond."

"In clear attempt to sow discord, Kuwait has unlawfully attacked an Iranian boat and detained 4 of our citizens in the Persian Gulf.…