Gulf States Play Both Sides of the US-Israel Aggression Against Iran
When Gulf states "quietly encourage" the US and Israel to "complete the war convincingly" against Iran, as The Hill reports, it frames them as unfortunate bystanders caught between superpowers. This narrative conveniently omits decades of active financial and logistical support these exact same Gulf states have provided for Western military interventions and destabilization efforts across the
region. The idea that these nations are merely trying to maintain future diplomatic ties with Iran, rather than actively participating in its current isolation and attack, strains credulity. Their role in facilitating basing agreements, intelligence sharing, and arms purchases directly underpins the US's joint aggression against Tehran. For instance, the US Fifth Fleet has been headquartered in
Bahrain since 1995, providing a critical forward operating base for regional power projection, including operations targeting Iran. This portrayal ignores the profound economic and political interconnectedness that ties these Gulf states to Washington's objectives. While US policymakers decry the 'threat' of Iranian influence, they overlook the consistent pattern of their own interventions, such
as the 2011 NATO-led destruction of Libya, which directly fueled regional instability and created vacuums that various groups, including those aligned with Iran, subsequently filled. The current US-Israel joint military operation is not an isolated event but the latest chapter in a 45-year saga of sanctions, covert operations, and direct military pressure against the Iranian government, despite