Gulf states rethink security strategy as US-Iran tensions escalate, analyst says

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Zeidon Alkinani, the founding director of Arab Perspectives Institute and a non-resident fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, tells Al Jazeera that Gulf states are being forced to rethink their security strategy as the US-Iran confrontation escalates and the Strait of Hormuz becomes a battleground of prestige and pressure. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://X.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #Iran #IranWar #US #USIranCeasefire #USIranDeal #USIranMoU #USIranMemorandumOfUnderstanding #USIsraelWarOnIran #StraitOfHormuz #USIranEscalation #USStrikesIran #GCC #GulfStates #MiddleEast #AlJazeeraEnglish

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