Gulf States Are Not Firing Back at Iran. Why?
Posted By: Mercedes44, 3/10/2026 5:25:44 AM
Iran has targeted its neighbors in the Persian Gulf by firing missiles and conducting drone attacks, but despite the attacks, the Middle Eastern countries have not fired back and for good reason, a foreign policy expert argues. “Never say never, but with very high certainty, I can say that the Gulf [states] are not partaking in this war,” Hussain Abdul-Hussain, a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told reporters on a call Monday. Gulf nations believe if they fire back at Iran, “they will give Iran justification to continue exchanging fire with them,” Abdul-Hussain said.
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