Tehran, May 13 -- Iran on Tuesday night rejected Kuwaiti allegations that members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attempted to infiltrate Kuwaiti territory and carry out "hostile actions", after Kuwait announced the arrest of four men accused of entering Bubiyan Island by sea, according to a news report by Iranian state media Tasnim News Agency.

According to Iran's Foreign Affairs Ministry, the accusations were "completely baseless and unacceptable".

In a statement as reported by Tasnim, Tehran "strongly condemned Kuwait's 'improper political and propaganda exploitation'" of the incident involving "four Iranian agents who had been carrying out a routine maritime patrol mission".

Iran said the individuals had entered Kuw...