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Gulf investments in layered air and missile defenses have enabled regional states to absorb Iranian attacks, protect critical infrastructure, and maintain strategic restraint in a war they neither started nor wish to join.
Rashid Al-Mohanadi
The war on Iran is reshaping the Gulf's collective consciousness as societies prioritize stability and national security over ideological alignment.
Khalid Al-khanji
The U.S.-Israel attack on Iran risks deepening global economic problems and pushing Gulf states toward crisis. QatarEnergy’s halt of LNG production underscores the scale of the risks this war entails.
Frédéric Schneider
Iran’s strikes on Gulf states risk drawing the region into a wider war that could reshape the Middle East’s strategic balance. For Gulf governments, the most consequential decision may not be how to retaliate, but whether to enter the conflict at all.
Alanoud Hamad Saud Al Thani
Iran’s retaliation following U.S.–Israeli strikes reflects a strategic miscalculation that risks undermining Gulf neutrality and weakening regional mediation efforts, thereby complicating prospects for de-escalation.
Khalid Al-Jaber
Washington’s approach to trade has roiled markets and relationships, but it has also created opportunities for Gulf energy producers, especially as the stability of long-term LNG contracts gain in their appeal.