Gulf States
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Military
Israel Providing Intelligence Support to Saudi Arabia in War Against Ansar Allah
DID Press: Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom has revealed that Israel is providing intelligence assistance to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia’s war against Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement. According to the report, security cooperation between Israel, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states is…
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Afghanistan
Delta Energy Deal Raises Questions Over Persian Gulf and Western Influence in Afghanistan
DID Press: The signing in Kabul of a major oil and gas exploration and production agreement between the Taliban’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum and Saudi company Delta Energy has once again drawn political observers’ attention to the hidden layers…
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Government
Iran Warns Regional States Against Supporting US Military Operations
DID Press: Iran’s Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi, has warned regional countries that any assistance or facilitation provided to the U.S. military in operations against Iran would be considered direct participation in military aggression. Abdollahi said…
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Government
Persian Gulf Allies Grow Frustrated With Trump Over Iran War
DID Press: According to The Washington Post, concern and frustration among US allies in the Gulf region over President Donald Trump’s handling of the war with Iran are growing. The Washington Post reported in a recent article that Arab and…
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Government
Washington Post: Gulf Allies Grow Increasingly Frustrated With Trump
DID Press: Arab and Western officials say dissatisfaction with Washington is growing among U.S. allies in the Gulf, with the leaders of these countries concerned that Donald Trump may be unable to manage the diplomacy needed to achieve peace with…
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Government
Saudi, Gulf States Face Warning Over Rapidly Depleting Missile Interceptor Stocks
DID Press: Gulf Arab states are facing a growing strain on their missile-defense capabilities, with Saudi Arabia reportedly having used most of its Patriot PAC-3 interceptor missiles during the ongoing conflict with Iran, according to Rai al-Youm, citing the Center…
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Economy
Netanyahu Seeks $14 Billion Increase in Israel’s War Budget
DID Press: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for a 50 billion shekel increase in Israel’s military budget, equivalent to about $14 billion, as the country faces mounting financial pressures from its ongoing regional wars. The request comes as…
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Analysis
Arab-Pakistan Security Ties Raise New Regional Questions
DID Press: Growing security cooperation between Pakistan and the Arab Gulf states has intensified debate over whether Islamabad could become part of a broader strategy to increase pressure on Iran from its eastern frontier as regional tensions continue to escalate.…
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Afghanistan
Taliban: Relations with Islamic Countries a Key Foreign Policy Priority
DID Press: Taliban’s representative in Doha has said that strengthening relations with Islamic countries—particularly those in the Gulf region—remains a key pillar of the group’s foreign policy strategy. Suhail Shaheen stated that expanding and maintaining ties with Muslim-majority countries is…
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Development
Western Media Hegemony Erodes as Gulf Networks Gain Global Reach
DID Press: The so-called “2026 war” has marked a turning point in global media influence, accelerating the rise of Gulf-based networks and eroding the long-standing dominance of Western outlets in shaping international conflict narratives. A report by the think tank…
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