US EditionGulf Monarchies Hold Rival Iran Close as Israel Conflict Rages
- On August 18, 2023, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held talks in Jeddah with Iran’s top diplomat Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, signaling a renewal of diplomatic ties between Riyadh and Tehran.
- This meeting followed Riyadh's 2023 decision to reestablish ties and a 2019 Saudi warning to Tehran over uranium enrichment that Iran ignored.
- The Gulf Cooperation Council is coordinating advanced emergency preparations, including chemical and nuclear threat monitoring, through a joint regional center amid rising Israel-Iran tensions.
- GCC Secretary General Jassem al-Budaiwi confirmed that, so far, there have been no unusual radiological findings, while the group urges the US and UN to enforce an immediate ceasefire to prevent the conflict from escalating further.
- The Gulf states face a complex stance where some see Iran as a regional balance factor while others view its regime as an existential threat, prompting hedged diplomacy and increased preparedness.
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Why Are Gulf Countries Not Speaking Out Against Their Rival Iran?
Since 1979, Iran has been a problem for Arab Gulf capitals. Tehran has exported its radical Islamism and terrorism across the region, built loyalist militias, agitated popular opinion against Gulf governments, and pursued a nuclear weapon. Yet, when Israel sent its fighter jets to finally confront the troublemaking Iranian regime, all six nations of the
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Concern is rising in Gulf Arab states about the possibility of environmental contamination or reprisal attacks if Israel or the United States strikes Iran’s nuclear facilities just across the Persian Gulf.
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Will the Arab countries along the Gulf join the war between Iran and Israel? - There was no such thing before, now there is a joint Arab stance on Iran in the wake of the Israeli attack.
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