Kuwait blasts Iran spyboats claims

Kuwait's Interior Minister has rejected claims that Iran is spying on his country as Gulf nations grow increasingly tense over escalating rhetoric between Iran and the US concerning the precise intentions of the Islamic Republic's nuclear intentions.

Addressing the critical juncture the Middle East is confronted with at this time, Sheikh Jaber Al-Khalid Al-Sabah said Kuwait's security officials are on alerts against all possible threats, according to the Tehran Times.

The dismissal from Al-Sabah followed claims by a Kuwaiti newspaper on Sunday that the country's security forces had seized several radio transmission devices mounted on Iranian commercial boats.

It was alleged that the devices could plug into Kuwait's military radio communications, threatening the nation's security.

Nations in the politically charged region have been increasingly testy over border issues and careful to make clear their alliances.

Yesterday Bahrain voiced its endorsement of Iran's nuclear program for peaceful purposes, stressing that it was opposed to any use of either its own land or international waters in the gulf to be used as a "launch pad" to attack Iran.

Rashid bin Saad Al Dosary, Bahrain's Ambassador to Tehran, was speaking on the eve of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's official visit to Bahrain on Saturday.

Tensions between Ahmadinejad and US President Bush have been mounting for some time after Bush labelled the Iranian leader as part of the "axis of evil."

Iran has continually defended its right to develop its nuclear program for peaceful purposes, ignoring sanctions by the UN and calls to cease and desist its activity.

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