An Iranian source reports that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) established secret cells in Iraq, operating through known militia groups, to carry out suicide drone attacks on Gulf states hosting US forces. According to the report, the cells executed seven attacks between April and May on targets in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The claims come from a single Iranian source and are not independently verified.
According to an Iranian source cited by the Arabic desk Abu Saleh, the IRGC has established clandestine cells on Iraqi soil to strike Gulf states that host American military forces. The cells reportedly carried out seven attacks between April and May 2026, targeting locations in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, using "suicide drones." The source says the cells operated through well-known Iraqi militia groups to avoid detection. The report follows earlier unverified IRGC claims regarding strikes on US bases in the region, including at Ali al-Salem in Kuwait. As The Zioneer reported earlier today (Fri 11:15 Jerusalem), a separate Reuters-originated report described the IRGC setting up "elite attack cells" in Iraq during the recent war — that report also noted seven strikes across the same three Gulf states. The current dispatch adds the detail that the cells are "secret" and embedded within familiar militia networks to mask their identity. Neither report has been independently corroborated by Western or Gulf officials.
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