Iran says its ambassador met four nationals detained in Kuwait


DUBAI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - ⁠Iran's ambassador to Kuwait met ⁠four Iranian nationals who have been ‌detained in Kuwait for three months, Iranian state media quoted Iran's embassy in Kuwait as saying ​on Tuesday, a few ⁠days after an ⁠Iranian military official accused Kuwait of withholding information ⁠about ‌their fate.

The Iranian embassy in Kuwait said in a ⁠post on X that the ambassador was ​informed ‌about the health and the latest situation ⁠of ​the four.

Iran said in May that four men affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards ⁠had been on a maritime ​patrol before entering Kuwaiti territorial waters because of a navigation disruption. Kuwait has said ⁠the four were suspected of planning hostile actions against the country.

Mohammad Baqerzadeh, commander of the Committee for the Search ​for Missing Persons of ⁠Iran's Armed Forces General Staff, accused Kuwait ​on Monday of withholding ‌information about the fate ​of the four men.

(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; Editing by Edmund Klamann)

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