AMHERST, Massachusetts: The oil-rich states of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have a lot going for them: wealth, domestic stability and growing global influence. Additionally, the popular overthrow of the Assad government in Syria and Israel’s war against Iran and its allies in Lebanon and Yemen have served to greatly weaken Tehran’s perceived threat to Gulf Arab interests. And as the Israeli targeting of senior Hamas leaders in Qatar on Sep 9 shows, events by other Middle Eastern actors have a nasty habit of derailing Gulf leaders’ plans.
Published at: 2025-09-10 21:58:00
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