Kuwait Foreign Ministry: Iranian saboteurs attempted to attack Bubyan Island and US forces

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior and Foreign Affairs announced that on May 1, 2026, Kuwaiti security forces thwarted an attempt by a sabotage group affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to infiltrate Bubiyan Island. Kuwaiti authorities claimed the operation was intended to prepare "hostile actions" against Kuwait, including a possible strike against American forces and satellite infrastructure on the island.

According to official reports, a group of six armed IRGC members allegedly attempted to land on the island in a rented fishing boat. During the ensuing clash, Kuwaiti forces captured four of the attackers, including two captains, a lieutenant in the IRGC Navy, and a lieutenant in the Guard Corps ground forces.

From the report:

Two other members of the group managed to escape. One Kuwaiti soldier was wounded in the shootout. The detainees confessed to belonging to the IRGC and confirmed the purpose of the operation: committing hostile acts on Kuwaiti soil.

Kuwait's Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the incident as a gross violation of the country's sovereignty and international law, demanding that Iran immediately cease such actions.

Iran itself has not commented on the Kuwaiti authorities' accusations. Iranian media, however, are asking: if the incident occurred on May 1, why did the Kuwaiti side wait 11 days to report it?

Bubyan Island, located in the northwestern Persian Gulf near Iraq, has gained strategic importance in recent months amid escalating tensions in the region. The IRGC previously reported strikes on American targets on the island, including military equipment and satellite facilities. However, the Corps has not reported any sabotage attempts.

Comments

[pharmacist]

What's strange to me is not so much the delay in the message, but the fact that the two who landed managed to escape.

[Zoldat_A]

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the fact that two of the landing party managed to escape.

Swim?

I have a feeling that Trump has realized something and is now turning the sheikhs into a problem for Iran, similar to Ukraine for us.
The funniest thing was that they arrived there on a fishing boat. Did Trump really destroy everything? So much so that Iran has nothing left to send a "sabotage team" on?
I remembered the Ukrainian stench around Crimea in the 90s and 00s. They were always imagining things there. And if they weren't imagining anything, they were making it up.

[svarog77]

Well, in the dense forests of Kuwait...

[Wodan]

What's so strange about that? The saboteurs were running to cause damage, and local saboteur hunters were running towards them. Then the two landing parties turned 180 degrees and merged with the Kuwaiti forces. That's it. You'll never be able to tell one cheburek from another.

[pudelartemon]

"Two of the landing party managed to escape."
Gurgling under the water

[Foggy Dew]

What's so surprising about that? They were Arabs in both places. I wouldn't be surprised if, in the midst of a shootout, the muezzin started yelling and everyone buried their noses in their rugs. As a result, two of them tore their noses off the rags first and got a slap on the wrist, while four of them lingered and were shoved into the dungeon along with their rugs.

[Ivanhoe]

Irantsi is not sa Arabi, but descendants of ancient Persian. Tovo, che sa musu
lmani (shiiti), not gi rule arabi.

[Dost]

They're Persians. That's another question. Why the hell would they need it if they could hit us with drones and missiles? They already know all the targets off the top of their head from Chinese satellites.

[timeout]

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Why the hell do they need it if they can hit you with drones and a missile.

So, it's a truce. No rockets allowed, only on foot and in small groups.

[enzelad]

Past the island of Bubiyana, to the kingdom of the glorious Sultan, sailed the filthy ... (add at your discretion)

[Gunther]

Quote from Pharmacist

What's strange to me is not so much the delay in the message, but the fact that the two who landed managed to escape.

And considering the red nanorat who successfully escaped from Russia, this doesn't surprise me - the Xir ninjas disappeared into the reeds and swam back to their native shores.

[Metallurg_2]

Operation "Canned Goods." Heydrich approves of it from the frying pan.

[snow mountain]

Operation "Canned Goods." Heydrich approves from the frying pan.

Surely they have heard of Gleiwitz there too.

[svarog77]

Well, as for the composition -

two captains, a lieutenant of the IRGC Navy and a lieutenant of the ground forces of the Guard Corps

...One steered the boat, the other navigated the land, and two captains had to keep an eye on these smart guys...

[isv000]

I readily believe Kuwait; I can whistle myself! Kuwaiti special forces captured IRGC saboteurs... Then they defeated everyone, but two managed to disappear into thin air... True, it was May 1st - well, it was May time, shashlik-mashlyk, kumys flowing like a river - there was no time for that...

[Lynx2000]

According to official reports, a group of six armed IRGC members allegedly attempted to land on the island in a rented fishing boat. During the ensuing clash, Kuwaiti forces captured four of the attackers, including two captains, a lieutenant in the IRGC Navy, and a lieutenant in the Guard Corps ground forces.
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Iranian media are asking the question: if the incident occurred on May 1, why did the Kuwaiti side wait 11 days to report it?

Ahmed, Mehmed and Magomed, who spent their entire lives catching sardines in the bay on an old barge, did not know that they were saboteurs.

The wind is making a cheerful noise,
The ship is running merrily
Past the island of Bubiana,
To the kingdom of glorious Sabah