Gulf allies at a perilous crossroads as Iran crisis tests loyalties
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The piece opens with a hypothetical editor’s note about Iran’s supreme leader being killed in an airstrike to explore how Gulf allies—especially Saudi Arabia and the UAE—would respond if a wider confrontation looms: they must decide whether to side with the U.S. and Israel or chart an independent path, with significant implications for regional stability and global energy markets.
- America’s Gulf allies face a moment of great peril The Economist
- Allies of US in the Gulf bear brunt of Iran attacks BBC
- US allies and foes left scrambling as Trump catches them off-guard on Iran The Guardian
- Gulf Bloc Warns of Retaliation After Iranian Attacks WSJ
- The US-Israeli war on Iran could rewrite Gulf security calculations Al Jazeera
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