CNN reported late on 6 August that Saudi Arabia is preparing for attacks on ports and airports by Iraqi militias working with Iran-backed Houthis. Within about twenty minutes, Asaib Ahl al-Haq's official armed-group channel relayed that report by name, and shortly after midnight the same channel carried a statement attributed to the spokesperson for the commander of the Iraqi forces saying a security plan had begun to abort a possible attack on Saudi Arabia. Two independent lines therefore exist — outside press reporting and an Iraqi official statement relayed by a faction channel — but neither identifies a perpetrator, and no Iraqi faction claimed responsibility for anything.
- CNN07 Aug, 01:09
“Saudi Arabia braces for attacks on ports and airports by Iraqi militias working with Iran-backed Houthis”
- Asaib Ahl al-HaqAAH — official armed group channel07 Aug, 01:30
“CNN: Saudi Arabia is preparing for attacks on ports and airports by Iraqi factions working with the Iran-backed Houthis”
صحيفة CNN: السعودية تستعد لهجمات على الموانئ والمطارات من قبل فصائل عراقية تعمل مع الحوثيين المدعومين من إيران
- Asaib Ahl al-HaqAAH — official armed group channel07 Aug, 03:11
“Spokesperson for the commander of the Iraqi forces: We have begun a security plan to abort a possible attack on Saudi Arabia”
الناطق باسم قائد القوات العراقية: بدأنا بخطة أمنية لإجهاض هجمة محتملة على السعودية
An Iraqi official plan described as aborting an attack on Saudi Arabia, relayed by a faction's own armed-group channel, places Iraqi militia capability against Gulf infrastructure inside the state's declared security agenda rather than only in outside reporting.