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2026-11-02 09:38:26
[Gulf countries worry that a renewed US-Israeli attack on Iran could trigger a larger war, and say the burden of cleaning up the mess will fall on them] (1) Gulf countries are worried that if the US and Israel attack Iran again, which is now better prepared, it could trigger a more destructive war in the region, and the burden of cleaning up the mess will fall on them. Anwar Gargash, the foreign policy advisor to the UAE president, said at the Bahrain IISS Manama Dialogue on Sunday that the Gulf countries are being drawn into a crisis that they have tried to avoid with great diplomatic efforts and are clearly seeking a political way out. (2) Trump has repeatedly stated that the US and Israel will "get their job done" in Iran and has ruled out launching a new round of attacks before the US midterm elections on Tuesday, but he does not rule out restarting attacks if peace negotiations are deadlocked. A new round of conflict will cause more trauma to the region that has already been ravaged by months of war. (3) Iran has launched thousands of missiles and drones at Gulf countries, targeting oil facilities, airports and power plants, causing dozens of civilian casualties and severe economic turmoil in the region. The IMF predicts that Saudi Arabia's economy will contract by 3.3% this year, and Kuwait and Qatar are expected to see even larger declines. (4) Mohammed Bashah, associate research fellow for international security at the Royal United Services Institute, said he had not heard any Gulf officials or civilians support the US and Israel striking Iran again, but most people believed that a new round of attacks was imminent and that Iran would take a tougher counterattack this time and no longer abide by the previous tacit understandings in the war.
