Kuwait Accuses Iran Of Sending Revolutionary Guard Team In Failed Bubiyan Island Attack

Kuwait accused Iran of sending an armed Revolutionary Guard team in a failed island attack on Bubiyan Island on May 1, saying Kuwaiti forces detained four of six armed members while two escaped and one Kuwaiti security officer was wounded.

The allegation surfaced just ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and the source says Iran has not publicly acknowledged the claim.

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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, speaking at a Tel Aviv event, confirmed Israel deployed Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and personnel to the United Arab Emirates to defend the country during the war, describing it as the first publicly acknowledged deployment of Israel’s military to the Emirates.

The same source says Kuwait framed the plot as evidence of ongoing threats in the region even during a fragile ceasefire, while also noting that Bubiyan Island is home to Mubarak Al Kabeer Port, part of China’s Belt and Road initiative, which was previously targeted by Iran during the war.

As tensions with Iran rose, the United States moved missiles into mobile launchers at Al Udeid Base in Qatar, with satellite images showing American forces placing Patriot missiles on mobile launchers so they can be moved quickly and be ready to fire.

The report says the decision to keep Patriot missiles on mobile launchers rather than semi-fixed launch stations illustrates how risks increase as frictions escalate, and it quotes William Godhind comparing satellite images from early February with those taken in January.

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Godhind said that in early February, Patriot missiles at Al Udeid, mounted on heavy tactical trucks 'M983', were visible, and he argued that "The decision to do this gives the Patriot missiles much greater mobility."

The same source adds that the IRGC warned that if Iran is attacked on its soil, they could strike any American base, while also listing American bases in Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Turkey, and Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.

The European Union said it is ready to facilitate de-escalation of tensions between Iran and the United States and a return to negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, with the President of the Commission and the President of the European Council issuing a joint statement.

In that joint statement, Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa said, "The European Union is ready to participate by any means possible to help reduce tensions and facilitate a return to the negotiating table," and the report says the leaders also discussed attacks on energy infrastructure and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz for global energy security.

The session included leaders of Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Armenia, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Oman, alongside von der Leyen and Costa.

Separately, the same source block says the stalemate in Iran-U.S. truce negotiations has opened the door to a new escalation of regional tensions that could move the front of the conflict to the Persian Gulf, with the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz described as worsening political divisions in the region.