Qatar announces arrest of Iran’s IRGC sleeper cells
Al Jazeera
Tehran has launched multiple attacks on Qatar and other Gulf states since US-Israeli strikes on Iran began on Saturday.
Qatar has announced the arrest of what it called two cells operating for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Ten suspects were arrested in the cells, the Qatar News Agency (QNA) announced on Tuesday. Seven had been assigned to spy on “vital and military facilities” in Qatar, while three were tasked with carrying out sabotage operations.
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Iran is launching attacks across the Gulf region after the US-Israel operation against the country.
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