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Opportunities for Collective Regional Security in the Middle East carnegieendowment.org 7 facts
claimThe United Arab Emirates spearheaded the 2020 Abraham Accords, which led Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan to normalize their diplomatic relations with Israel.
claimSaudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates sought to contain Iranian regional expansion in Bahrain, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon.
claimInternational focus prior to the October 2023 Gaza war was largely directed toward the normalization of the Abraham Accords, which involved Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco.
accountIn 2015, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain launched a military intervention as part of the 'Arab Coalition' to counter the Houthi movement in Yemen, which led to repeated Houthi attacks on Saudi and Emirati territories until 2023.
claimIn 2011, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates perceived the Arab Spring uprisings as a destabilizing force that threatened to empower political Islam movements and increase Iranian influence in the region, specifically in Bahrain and Yemen.
claimThe governments of Saudi Arabia (Riyadh), the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi), Kuwait (Kuwait City), and Bahrain (Manama) distanced themselves from Türkiye, citing the country's perceived hostility and interference in Arab affairs.
measurementThe proxy war in Yemen, fought between Iran-backed Houthis and a Saudi-led coalition including the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, claimed thousands of lives and displaced millions of people between 2015 and 2023.
Iran War: Kinetic, Cyber, Electronic and Psychological Warfare ... resecurity.com 5 facts
claimThe United States advised American citizens to immediately leave Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen due to escalating Iranian strikes and planned US retaliatory strikes.
accountIranian missile and drone attacks have targeted civilian and military infrastructure in Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Israel, and Qatar.
claimMajor airspace across Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, and Syria remains challenging, resulting in widespread flight cancellations and diversions.
accountAt least three Amazon data centers in the UAE and Bahrain have been damaged by Iranian drone strikes.
claimIranian-aligned hacktivist groups have conducted DDoS attacks against government and private-sector organizations in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Oman.
Experts react: How the US war with Iran is playing out around the ... atlanticcouncil.org 4 facts
accountIn the escalation linked to US-Israeli strikes on Iran, Iranian missiles or projectiles hit Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan, despite none of these states launching attacks against Iran from their territory.
accountDuring the escalation linked to US-Israeli strikes on Iran, Iranian missiles or projectiles hit Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan, despite none of these states launching attacks against Iran.
claimIran expanded the circle of combatants by targeting infrastructure in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman.
accountDuring the conflict, Iran targeted infrastructure in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman.
War in the Middle East and the Role of AI-Powered Cyberattacks manaramagazine.org 2 facts
accountDuring the conflict, Iranian drone strikes targeted commercial data centers used by major cloud providers in the Gulf, disrupting digital services for users in the UAE and Bahrain.
accountIranian drones struck Amazon Web Services data centers in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in early March 2026.
Iran Conflict Brief: The High Cost of Attacking Energy Infrastructure energypolicy.columbia.edu 2 facts
accountEarlier in the conflict, Iran struck energy infrastructure including Ras Laffan Industrial City, refineries, ports, gas fields, and desalination facilities located in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain.
claimA group of foreign ministers from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Pakistan, and Turkey issued a joint statement that was directly critical of Iran.
Escalation in the Middle East and Beyond unocha.org 2 facts
claimIranian strikes have killed or injured civilians, including migrant workers, in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
claimIranian strikes have caused civilian casualties and infrastructure damage in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
The Strategic Dilemmas : Iranian Politics, the U.S. strategy ... hornreview.org 1 fact
claimThe United Arab Emirates and Bahrain continue to value economic and technological partnerships with Israel, but remain wary of appearing complicit in policies that inflame regional tensions or provoke Iranian retaliation.
Fact Sheet: USTR Initiates 60 Section 301 Investigations Relating to ... ustr.gov 1 fact
claimThe Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has initiated Section 301 investigations into 60 specific economies: Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China (People’s Republic of), Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, European Union, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong (China), India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
Iran and the Gulf: Why Hedging Is No Longer Enough warontherocks.com 1 fact
accountThe United Arab Emirates and Bahrain normalized diplomatic relations with Israel in 2020.
Analysis - The Iran War: Strategic Implications for Israel, the Gulf ... elnetwork.eu 1 fact
claimThe Gulf states, comprising Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, and Kuwait, are not formal parties to the war with Iran but are positioned at the center of the conflict due to their geographic proximity and vulnerability.
War in Ukraine | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org 1 fact
claimUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy characterized his visits to Middle Eastern countries as successful, noting that "historic" security agreements were reached with Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, while also engaging in work with Jordan and Kuwait, and noting interest from Bahrain and Oman.
The International Implications of the Russo-Ukrainian War link.springer.com 1 fact
claimThe Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), comprising Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman, condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but did not implement concrete measures to deter further Russian aggression.