(SeaPRwire) –   沙烏地阿拉伯與科威特 reportedly 攻擊伊拉克境內的民兵目標

路透社報導，沙國與科威特於中東戰爭期間對伊拉克境內的伊朗支持的準軍事團體相關目標進行了秘密打擊行動。

據報導，這些打擊行動是針對針對海灣國家領土的攻擊所採取的獨立回應，反映出對美國安全保護傘的信任逐漸減弱。

科威特與沙國都設有主要的美國軍事基地，在伊朗針對美國-以色列於2月底展開的軍事行動進行報復時，兩國遭到飛彈與無人機攻擊。然而， reportedly 有數百架 targeting 這兩國的無人機 originated from Iraq，其中包括來自卡提卜·真主黨（Kataib Hezbollah）–一個在該國南部活動、與德黑蘭有關聯的準軍事組織。

路透社報導，在美國與伊朗達成四月月初停火協議前夕，沙國戰機已 striking 伊朗-linked militia targets in Iraq。伊拉克消息來源 also claimed that missiles were launched at least twice from Kuwaiti territory against Kataib Hezbollah positions.

路透社補充指出，沙國與科威特已在三月 warning Baghdad to curb attacks by pro-Iranian militias。伊拉克軍隊 reportedly intercepted some attempted strikes and seized a rocket launcher west of Basra allegedly aimed at Saudi energy infrastructure.

科威特 war-time summoned Iraq’s representative three times over cross-border attacks, while Saudi Arabia summoned Iraq’s ambassador last month.

neither country acknowledged strikes on Iraqi targets or responded to requests for comment.

earlier reports claimed that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates also carried out covert strikes on Iran itself in what sources described as “tit-for-tat” retaliation for attacks on their infrastructure. Neither Riyadh nor Tehran officially acknowledged those operations. According to a Financial Times report on Wednesday, Qatar also considered retaliatory strikes after Iran hit its Ras Laffan facility, but ultimately opted for diplomacy.

decades, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states – Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and Oman – hosted US bases and bought vast amounts of American weapons in exchange for security guarantees. Analysts, however, say their growing willingness to retaliate on their own reflects mounting frustration with the US for launching the conflict without consultation or a long-term strategy, while leaving the nations exposed to Iranian retaliation.

“The most fundamental question is one of consultation. Are the Gulf states actually achieving the kind of partnership and security support that they feel is necessary if the United States is going to engage militarily in the region,” Khaled Almezaini, an associate professor of politics at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi, recently told The Guardian.

Long-term, analysts say the conflict has raised uncomfortable questions for Gulf monarchies about whether US bases – and reliance on Washington more broadly – are a security asset or a liability.