The Gulf Arab states have been grappling with how to deter Iran after the war made clear the limits of American security guarantees.

Kuwait accused Iran of launching a failed attack earlier this month on an island where China is helping build a port. And a U.S. ambassador revealed Israel sent its Iron Dome air-defense to the United Arab Emirates.

The incidents reported on Thursday came as a senior Iranian official reiterated his country’s claim to the waterway.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the United Arab Emirates on Thursday of playing an active role in the US-Israeli war against his country. Araghchi also referred to what Israel has described as a "secret" meeting in the UAE during the war between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan -- a visit Abu Dhabi denied took place.

T he rulers of the Arab world, its emirs, kings and generals-turned-presidents, have done their best to tell their people what to think about the American-Israeli war with Iran. State media churn out denunciations of unprovoked Iranian aggression.

Iran’s missile strikes on its Arab neighbors might lead those neighbors to seek closer ties with the United States—but could also cause them to distance themselves from it. On March 10, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth claimed that Iran had made a ...

Iran's Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia emphasised that any country wishing to transit the Strait of Hormuz must do so under the supervision of Iran's armed forces, guaranteeing a "passage without harm.