Gulf states fear that military escalation against Iran would leave their cities, infrastructure, and populations directly exposed to Iranian retaliation.

Authors

• Person: Bader Al-Saif, Sanam Vakil Organization: War on the Rocks
  Iran and the Gulf: Why Hedging Is No Longer Enough

Sources

• Iran and the Gulf: Why Hedging Is No Longer Enough warontherocks.com Bader Al-Saif, Sanam Vakil · War on the Rocks via serper

Referenced by nodes (2)

• Iran location
• Gulf states concept