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Control over oil flows through chokepoints like the Strait of Hormuz is redefining power in global energy markets.
Mustafa Al Zarooni
Israel’s strike on shared Iran–Qatar gas infrastructure marks a significant escalation in the conflict, with implications for regional stability, global energy markets, and the Gulf’s environmental security.
Mohammed Al-Hashemi
As the U.S.–Israel war with Iran spreads across the Gulf, the erosion of long-standing taboos against attacking water infrastructure could place tens of millions of civilians at immediate risk.
Mohammad Abu Hawash
Israel’s expanding war in Lebanon is unfolding alongside a domestic crisis over who controls the country’s decisions of war and peace. As Hezbollah confronts Israel on the battlefield, the Lebanese state is challenging the legitimacy of the group’s military activities—opening an unprecedented struggle over the state’s monopoly on arms.
Souhayb Jawhar
While Ankara has no desire to defend Iran, Turkish policymakers fear that the collapse or fragmentation of the Iranian state could produce security, migration, and economic crises that would hit Türkiye hardest.
İbrahim Karataş
The war on Iran is reshaping the Gulf's collective consciousness as societies prioritize stability and national security over ideological alignment.