# [7D] Iranian Proxies Likely Attempt Multi-Theater Infrastructure Strikes in Gulf and Red Sea

*Issued Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 8:27 PM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Issued**: 2026-07-16T20:27:25.906Z (2h ago)
**Expires**: 2026-07-23T20:27:25.906Z (7d from now)
**Category**: MILITARY | **Confidence**: 65% | **Impact**: CRITICAL
**Risk Direction**: escalatory
**Affected Regions**: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Kurdistan Region, Yemen, Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb
**Affected Assets**: Saudi and Emirati oil and gas facilities, Khor Mor and other Iraqi energy infrastructure, Major ports and power plants in the Gulf and Red Sea littoral, Regional air-defense and missile-defense networks
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**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/forecasts

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## Prediction

Within seven days, Iran is likely to activate proxies in Yemen, Iraq, and possibly Syria or Lebanon to conduct coordinated or sequential strikes on regional infrastructure—oil facilities, ports, or power plants—in response to ongoing U.S. attacks and the Hormuz squeeze. Houthis may test Saudi or Emirati assets with drones or cruise missiles, while Iraqi militias could target U.S.-linked bases or energy installations. Successful strikes would expand the conflict beyond a U.S.–Iran bilateral confrontation into a theater-wide infrastructure war, forcing Gulf states to reorient air defenses and contingency plans. Confirmation would be claimed Houthi or militia attacks on Saudi, Emirati, or Iraqi-Kurdish infrastructure; denial would require both restraint from proxies and visible Iranian efforts to restrain them.

## Drivers

- Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya warning of infrastructure retaliation across the region
- Houthi leadership’s explicit threats against all Saudi oil facilities
- Shahed-136 strike that destroyed U.S. Patriot at Erbil, showing proxy capabilities and intent
- Emerging trend of infrastructure-centric escalation in U.S.–Iran confrontation