Pascal Bernhard

Three weeks in, a clear picture is emerging behind the U.S. decision to launch a war of aggression against Iran alongside Israel: Even though U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed to journalists that the U.S. had been dragged into the war by Israel—the decision was a joint one.

Drei Wochen nach Beginn zeichnet sich hinter der Entscheidung der USA, mit Israel einen Angriffskrieg gegen Iran zu starten, ein klares Bild ab: Auch wenn US-Außenminister Marco Rubio gegenüber Journalisten behauptete, man sei von Israel in den Krieg hineingezogen worden – die Entscheidung dazu war eine gemeinsame. Spätestens am Donnerstag zuvor, so berichtet das Nachrichtenportal Axios, war »die Diplomatie ausgeschöpft, und die Informationslage eindeutig«. Am Samstag, dem 28.

Are the Arab Gulf states on the brink of war? In the midst of a conflagration? This is a framing that the rulers of the Arab states want to prevent. And yet it describes reality. Iran's retaliatory strikes are already having long-term effects and indirectly strengthening a body that has lost relevance in recent years: the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). It was foreseeable that the Gulf states would be drawn into war in the event of a US-Israeli attack on the Iranian regime.