Kuwait Reports IRGC Attacks on Shuwaikh and Mubarak Ports — One Soldier Injured, Four IRGC Operatives Detained — Day 74

Kuwait reported on May 11–12, 2026 (Day 73–74) that IRGC-linked operatives conducted hostile acts including drone and missile attacks on Shuwaikh Port and Mubarak Al Kabeer Port along Kuwait's coast. One Kuwaiti soldier was injured intercepting IRGC 'infiltrators,' and four IRGC gunmen were detained by Kuwaiti security forces. The UAE condemned the IRGC activities. The incidents came as the diplomatic deadlock deepened after Trump rejected Iran's counter-proposal. Qatar had separately accused Iran of 'weaponising' the Strait and 'blackmailing' Gulf states. The IRGC attacks on Kuwaiti ports represented an extension of Iranian pressure operations beyond the Strait of Hormuz itself, targeting Gulf state infrastructure in what analysts described as a demonstration that Iran retains coercive capability across the region despite the nominal ceasefire.