While the US-Israeli war on Iran and the ensuing Iranian attacks on its neighbours continue, Gulf countries are working to end the war in the short term while also considering what regional security might look like in the long term.
What is clear is that any future agreement with Iran will no longer focus solely on the nuclear issue but must also address Tehran’s missile programme.
On Sunday, Bahrain submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council calling for a cessation of hostilities and condemning in the strongest terms what it described as “egregious attacks” by Iran against the territories of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Jordan.
The draft resolution calls for a return to negotiations. While negotiations over this draft, and a competing Russian draft resolution, get under way at the UN, Arab countries want to ensure Iran's missile and drone capabilities are properly addressed.
An Emirati official, speaking on condition of anonymity, explained that Iran’s missile capabilities are now under scrutiny after Tehran’s assault on Gulf countries showed they are designed fo
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