Iran war shows Gulf cannot rely on US for security, Qatar says
Iran war shows Gulf cannot rely on US for security, Qatar says Spokesperson for the Qatari foreign ministry Majed al-Ansari said the war on Iran had shown that Gulf states could no longer rely on strategic alliances with the US for their security. Speaking at the Hili Forum in Abu Dhabi, Ansari said the international forces and the US alliance were important but "not enough" to ensure the…
The ongoing Iran war has underscored the fact that Gulf states cannot solely rely on strategic alliances with the US for their security, according to Qatar's foreign ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari. Addressing the Hili Forum in Abu Dhabi, Ansari emphasized that while international forces and the US alliance are crucial for regional security, they are insufficient on their own.
He stressed that "self-sufficiency in security is the only way forward" for the Gulf region. Qatar, along with Pakistan, played a pivotal role in facilitating the April ceasefire and June memorandum of understanding between Iran and the US. However, both agreements have since unraveled, leading the Gulf states to condemn Iran's strikes on energy and other infrastructure as violations of international law and the UN Charter.
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