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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Saeed Shah in Islamabad

Gulf states rethink security in light of US-Israel war on Iran

Keir Starmer welcomed by officials at Bahrain airport
Britain's prime minister, Keir Starmer, arrives in Bahrain on Thursday as part of a three-day visit to Gulf states. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images

Gulf nations will seek to add security partners as they rebuild battered economies after the US and Israel’s war on Iran and deal with an emboldened Tehran.

The Gulf will have to live with a continuing threat from the regime in Iran and its remaining missile arsenal. American bases on their soil turned them into targets for Iran, as it retaliated against a joint attack by the US and Israel.

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