A post circulating Sunday evening criticizes Arab states for their weakness toward Iran, questioning why they spent hundreds of millions of dollars on military forces that are in a mode of absorbing strikes rather than resisting. The post argues the Gulf states are paying for protection instead of standing up to Tehran.
A post circulating Sunday evening criticizes Arab states for their military weakness toward Iran, noting they spent hundreds of millions of dollars on armed forces that are in a mode of absorbing strikes rather than resisting. The post questions why the states maintain large armies if they cannot defend against the Iranian regime. It did not specify the author or source.
- DevelopingAnalysis: Sunni-US coalition against Iran remains a fantasy, regional states stockpile arms
- DevelopingAnalysis: Arab states fear US 'retreat' amid Iran crisis, Israel Hayom reports
- DevelopingSaudi Arabia says Iranian strikes harm regional security efforts
- DevelopingGoldblatt: Gulf states in constant ‘absorption readiness,’ misunderstand Iran
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