REVEALED: How Iran Reportedly Used a 1970s Phone Protocol to Track U.S. Troops Before Missile Strikes

Iran’s IRGC allegedly exploited SS7 telecom roaming queries to pinpoint U.S. personnel at seven Gulf bases before 2026 missile strikes

Roaming phones have pinged SS7 since before the first Star Wars film hit theaters — and nobody meaningfully fixed it. SS7, or Signaling System 7, is the 1970s Phone Protocol routing calls, texts, and roaming connections across international carriers worldwide.

It transmits data in plaintext. It lacks real authentication. According to a March 2026 investigation by National Security News, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps allegedly turned that neglected infrastructure into a missile guidance tool, exploiting interconnections between Iranian and Gulf telecom networks to track U.S. military personnel across the region.

The result was not theoretical. Satellite imagery assessments by the New York Times and Washington Post document Iranian strikes on at least seven U.S. military installations, deliberately targeting communication terminals,Read More Here>