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Qatar Dismantles Two Suspected IRGC Cells After Ten Arrests on Espionage, Sabotage Allegations

Doha frames the counterintelligence move as self-defense.

Overview

  • Qatar News Agency said precision monitoring led to the arrest of ten suspects linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard across two cells.
  • Officials reported seven detainees were assigned to spy on vital and military sites, while three were trained to conduct sabotage using drones.
  • Authorities said the suspects held coordinates of sensitive facilities and communications gear, and they confessed ties to the IRGC during questioning.
  • Regional reporting noted a missile struck Qatar’s Al Udeid air base without causing casualties as tensions escalate across the Gulf.
  • Senior Western diplomats reported Qatar carried out strikes inside Iran, while Doha rejected the notion it joined a campaign and said its actions are self-defense.