The shift in stance signals a growing consensus among key Gulf nations such as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar. They want Iran’s military capabilities to be decisively weakened to prevent it from posing a long-term threat. Gulf countries had initially cautioned US against going to war with Iran. They did not want an escalatory military conflict in their own backyard. Less than a month into the war, they are gradually, and quietly, urging Washington to continue military... [3302 chars]
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