Middle East scholar Dr. Edy Cohen assesses that Gulf states are terrified of a full-scale war and would rather see the Iranian regime survive than risk conflict. He notes that Saudi Arabia and Qatar have repeatedly rescued the regime, implying a pattern of Gulf states shielding Iran from the consequences of its aggression.
Dr. Edy Cohen, a researcher at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies and a prominent Middle East scholar, said in a circulating post that Gulf states, particularly Saudi Arabia and Qatar, are motivated by fear of a regional war. "The Gulf states fear and dread war, even at the price that the Iranian regime remains," Cohen stated. He emphasized that this is not the first time Saudi Arabia and Qatar have 'saved' the Iranian regime, alluding to a pattern of Gulf states intervening to de-escalate crises with Tehran. As The Zioneer has previously reported, Cohen assessed in June that Qatar and Saudi Arabia paid 'protection' money to Iran to avoid confrontation. The post comes amid ongoing US-Iran tensions and a broader regional escalation that has drawn in Gulf states as diplomatic intermediaries.
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