Rumours are circulating that Iran could be planning a ground invasion of Kuwait to seize American military bases. But how credible is it, and could Iran actually do it?
In this video we break down where these claims came from, including statements from former Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, adviser to the Supreme Leader Mohsen Rezaei, and analyst Mahdi Khanalizadeh. I then walk through how such an operation could work, the Basra corridor in southern Iraq, the Iran aligned militias already sitting on Kuwait’s border, and the IRGC Saberin special forces unit.
We look at the Bubiyan Island incident, where six IRGC officers landed on Kuwaiti soil in May, and what it tells us about both Iranian intent and Iranian limits.
Finally we assess who benefits from this story spreading, why both the Zionists and the IRGC gain from the fear, and what this whole episode exposes about the weakness of Gulf states divided along nationalist lines.
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