Iran Plans Offensive Expansion in Gulf and Possible Ground Raids in Kuwait Amid Regional Tensions

Arab intelligence reports reveal a strategic shift in Iran's leadership toward offensive operations against enemy territories, aiming to escalate the regional conflict. The plans include attacks on energy facilities, sabotage of undersea internet cables in the Persian Gulf, and potential ground incursions into Kuwait, possibly via southern Iraq. Iranian Revolutionary Guards have deployed advisors to Yemen, Iraq, and Lebanon to coordinate these expanded military actions.

Iran has threatened Gulf states with destruction of their energy infrastructure if the US attacks Iranian territory. In Yemen, Iranian-backed militias have positioned missiles, naval weapons, and drone launchers overlooking Red Sea shipping lanes, with detailed target lists including Saudi ports and energy sites. Recent arrests of Revolutionary Guard operatives attempting to infiltrate Kuwaiti territory underscore the seriousness of the ground operation plans.

Concurrently, Iran is fostering political unrest among Shia communities in Bahrain and Kuwait to destabilize these countries internally. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has reorganized Iran's military command, appointing seven key security officials to tighten control after recent US and Israeli operations. Ahmad Vahidi was named commander of the Revolutionary Guards with orders to conduct "powerful offensive actions," while Mohsen Rezaee was appointed secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, signaling a hardline stance toward the West.

Iranian generals emphasize readiness to transfer combat activities onto enemy soil, with expectations of unconventional warfare and internal destabilization efforts as the next phase. These developments indicate Tehran's intent to impose a heavy cost on the US and its regional allies amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.