Saudi soldiers attend a joint military exercise at the Mohammad Naguib base in al-Hamam, near the Mediterranean coast, northwest of Cairo, on Nov. 15, 2018. (Credit: Khaled Desouki/AFP/Archives)
This is not their first rodeo. From Operation Desert Storm against Iraq in 1990-1991, to the Arab coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen from 2015 onward, and including Afghanistan in the early 2000s and Sudan, the Gulf countries are not novices in military affairs.However, they had never before directly confronted the threat that, in their eyes, the Islamic Republic represents. Taking advantage of the U.S.-Israel military campaign launched on Feb. 28, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carried out strikes against Iranian targets shortly before the cease-fire that came into effect on April 8. Read more Saudi Arabia seeks stability in the Middle East Could this help restore a semblance of deterrence after having endured near-daily strikes since the beginning of the war?Unprecedented strikes against Iran Beyond joint...
This is not their first rodeo. From Operation Desert Storm against Iraq in 1990-1991, to the Arab coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen from 2015 onward, and including Afghanistan in the early 2000s and Sudan, the Gulf countries are not novices in military affairs.However, they had never before directly confronted the threat that, in their eyes, the Islamic Republic represents. Taking advantage of the U.S.-Israel military campaign launched on Feb. 28, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carried out strikes against Iranian targets shortly before the cease-fire that came into effect on April 8. Read more Saudi Arabia seeks stability in the Middle East Could this help restore a semblance of deterrence after having endured near-daily strikes since the beginning of the war?Unprecedented strikes against Iran Beyond joint...
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