In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry strongly condemned the "improper action" of the Kuwaiti government in "politically and propagandistically exploiting" the case of four Iranian personnel who had been on a routine naval patrol mission and entered Kuwaiti territorial waters due to a navigational system malfunction.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran, while reiterating its principled policy of respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries in the region, including Kuwait, declares that it expects the Kuwaiti authorities, while avoiding hasty statements and baseless allegations, to pursue the existing issues through official channels," it said.
The ministry also stressed the need for Iran's embassy in Kuwait to be granted "the fastest possible access" to the detained Iranian nationals in accordance with international legal norms, and called for their immediate release.
Kuwait's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday that it had summoned the Iranian ambassador and delivered a note of protest to him.
It claimed that this action was taken following "the infiltration of a group of Iranian armed forces into Bubiyan and their clash with Kuwaiti forces."
In a statement released on Wednesday, Kuwait's Ministry of Interior also alleged a group linked to what it called the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) had attempted to enter Bubiyan Island.
Press TV