🇰🇼 Caught in the crossfire. As the US-Israel war on Iran nears 100 days, Kuwait absorbs missile barrages, refinery fires, and a shuttered airspace—paying the price for hosting US bases it cannot expel. A small state’s impossible balancing act between its security guarantor and a defiant neighbor.

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Kuwait Caught in the Crossfire: A Small State’s Precarious Balancing Act in the US-Israel–Iran War

As the US-Israel war on Iran approaches its 100th day, few states illustrate the conflict’s regional spillover more sharply than Kuwait. Geo...

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Italy deepens military ties with Gulf states
Italian defence groups are benefiting from a surge in Gulf investment and military contracts, with Leonardo securing major deals including maritime patrol aircraft for Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Kuwait.

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West Asia’s old security order is dead and gone

West Asia is not returning to the old regional order. Too many assumptions have failed, and too many actors have discovered the limits of their power. For

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Iran's missile capabilities and control of oil shipping routes are reshaping Gulf security as US-Iran nuclear talks strain American alliances with regional monarchies.

https://worldbriefly.news/gulf-security-reshaped-as-iran-us-nuclear-talks-expose-arabian-peninsula-vulnera

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Iran calls for binding guarantees against US-Israeli attacks to achieve Gulf stability, citing ongoing regional tensions. UN envoy stresses need to end aggression. Russia supports Iran’s position; US criticizes Iran’s nuclear stance. Lebanon’s president accuses Hezbollah of treason amid escalating strikes. #middleeastcrisis #gulfsecurity

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Middle East crisis live: Iran says it needs guarantees against attacks before Gulf can be stable

Tehran’s UN envoy says ‘full respect’ of Iran’s rights also key for lasting regional stability US is being ‘humiliated’ by Iran’s leadership, says Friedrich Merz The White House said on Monday it was examining Iran’s latest proposal to unblock the strait of Hormuz, via which one-fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas supplies normally pass through, the AFP news agency is reporting (see post at 08.36 for context about the critical waterway). The US president, Donald Trump, met with s

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UAE calls Iran a strategic threat amid rising regional tensions

The UAE has labelled Iran a strategic threat, with Anwar Gargash warning that trust rebuilding will take time amid allegations of large-scale missile and drone attacks in the region.

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The U.S. has approved significant defense sales to Gulf partners to enhance air and missile defense capabilities amid regional security concerns. Notably, the UAE will receive F-16 munitions. #DefenseSales #GulfSecurity
Iranian forces executed a successful strike on a tanker in the Gulf of Oman, marking the first such incident east of the Strait of Hormuz in nearly two weeks. The vessel was anchored near the UAE's sole operational oil export port. #Iran #GulfSecurity