- The Gulf monarchies are unwillingly involved in the war in Iran.
- Since the Israeli-American offensive, they have suffered numerous strikes due to the presence of American bases on their territory.
- “There will be a total recomposition of alliances in the region,” predicted on LCI Sébastien Regnault, specialist in Iran and the Middle East.
The United Arab Emirates said three people were injured in Iranian strikes in the country on Friday (May 8). Since February 28 and the start of the Israeli-American attack in Iran, the Gulf monarchies have suffered some collateral damage.
Allies of the United States, hosting naval bases as well as army bases, they have deplored numerous Iranian strikes since the conflict bogged down. In particular Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
“There will be a total recomposition of the entire organization of alliances in the region”
predicts Sébastien Regnault, specialist on Iran and the Middle East, on LCI. Particularly because of the failure of “all these American bases which were presented as the guarantors of the security of these countries and the region”
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“The Gulf States will really ask themselves the question of their relationship with the United States and will undoubtedly also wonder a lot about the potential relations they can have with the Europeans”
he continues.
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