KUWAIT CITY -- The Iranian Embassy in Kuwait has categorically dismissed Kuwaiti government allegations that an Iranian national was involved in an assassination plot or any activity compromising national security, insisting the individual had not set foot in Kuwait in a decade. 
The statement, issued Wednesday, followed a Kuwaiti court’s death sentences against three defendants in a case alleging espionage for Iran and Hezbollah and a plot to kill senior officials.
The embassy expressed “profound regret” over a persistent negative approach toward Iran, evident in the repetition of “baseless and worn-out allegations” of interference in Kuwaiti affairs.
It stressed that such accusations against Iranian citizens contradict the principles of good neighborliness and violate international law. The embassy also urged regional countries to pursue “responsible and wise policies” to prevent further escalation amid dangerous regional repercussions.
The Kuwaiti State Security Court on Monday sentenced three men to death—including an Iranian national identified as Abdulreza Haidar Dehqani—and eight others to five years in prison. 
The charges included collaborating with Iran, joining Hezbollah, and plotting to assassinate First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad al-Yusuf al-Sabbah. The court claimed the defendants sought to undermine Kuwait’s security and shake public confidence.
The verdict is not final and remains subject to appeal. Hezbollah has denied any presence in Kuwait.
The case unfolds against a backdrop of a sweeping Kuwaiti crackdown that has stripped thousands of citizenship in recent
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