"When Iranian missiles slammed into Doha, Dubai and Manama over the weekend, they shattered more than glass and concrete—they also were a blow to the Gulf states' carefully cultivated image as oases of stability, insulated from the crises and conflicts in the rest of the Middle East."
"Now, countries in the region face what analysts describe as an impossible choice: strike back and risk being seen as fighting alongside Israel, or remain passive while their cities burn."
"For people and political leaders here, seeing Manama, Doha and Dubai bombed is as strange and unimaginable as seeing Charlotte, Seattle, or Miami bombed would be for Americans, Monica Marks, a professor of Middle East politics at New York University Abu Dhabi, told Al Jazeera."
Iranian missiles struck multiple Gulf cities including Doha, Dubai, and Manama, causing casualties and damage to infrastructure. The attacks were retaliation for a US-Israeli operation that killed Iran's Supreme Leader and targeted military sites. Gulf states now face a strategic dilemma: responding militarily could be perceived as siding with Israel, while remaining passive allows continued attacks on their territory. The strikes shattered the region's carefully maintained image as stable, insulated from Middle Eastern conflicts. Multiple countries reported injuries and damage, with at least three killed in the UAE and dozens injured across Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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