Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said this week that Doha has “no information” about alleged Israeli intelligence cells operating in the country, after US media personality Tucker Carlson asserted that Qatari and Saudi authorities had arrested “Mossad agents” (Israel’s foreign intelligence agency) planning bombings in both countries.
Carlson made the allegation in a widely shared segment posted by the Tucker Carlson Network under the title “BREAKING: Mossad Agents Arrested in Planned Bombing Operation,” describing the purported arrests as an unreported “fact.”
In the clip, Carlson said that “authorities arrested Mossad agents” in “Qatar and Saudi Arabia" and questioned why Israel would carry out bombings in Gulf states that have also faced Iranian attacks during the regional escalation. He then argued that Israel seeks to harm Iran alongside multiple Gulf countries.
Qatar’s public response came during a briefing that focused on Iranian strikes and air-defense activity. Doha News, which published a running live update from the briefing, reported that Al-Ansari said there was “no information on Mossad cells operating in the country" in response to Carlson’s comments about alleged arrests.
The claim has circulated widely online through clips and summaries, including coverage that presented Carlson’s remarks as the origin of the allegation rather than as independently verified reporting.
Qatar arrests two Iranian IRGC cells, 10 detained
Separately, Qatar’s State Security Service announced the arrest of two cells it said were operating on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), with Qatari authorities detaining 10 suspects accused of espionage and sabotage-related activity, according to the official Qatar News Agency (QNA).
Iran’s missile and drone campaign across the Gulf has intensified regional scrutiny of covert activity and security threats, as Gulf governments contend with attacks on infrastructure and disruptions to civil aviation.