Gulf States Urged to Rethink Defense Strategies Amid US-Iran War

IISS report warns of overreliance on US support and costly systems.

By Spark News Desk · 31 October 2026 at 08:21 UTC · United States, Europe

A new report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) warns that Gulf states must reassess their trillion-dollar defense strategies in light of the ongoing US-Iran war.

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Sources

Gulf states must rethink trillion-dollar defence in light of US-Iran war, says report — The Guardian
Hundreds evacuated from Russian-occupied Oleshky during rare Ukraine ceasefire — BBC News

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