Why Is Iran Attacking Its Neighbors?
Gulf states like the UAE, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia have all been dragged into the conflict
"The reason Iran's Gulf neighbors were never eager for this war is now playing out in real time across their skylines. They knew they lived in the blast radius. They knew Iran would lash out at the countries hosting American military power. That's precisely why they spent years hedging, trading, mediating — doing everything short of choosing a side.
What they did not anticipate was the scale. The retaliation has gone far beyond anything these states prepared for, and how they respond — and what it means for the region's realignment — will be the subject of our next piece for tomorrow "
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead. The man who ruled Iran for 35 years, funding terrorist groups and turning proxy warfare into a regional operating system, was killed in a joint US–Israeli strike on Saturday.
Parts of the Middle East celebrated. Iranians climbed to rooftops. A doctor in Rasht, speaking anonymously for fear of reprisal, said it was “one of …
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