WHY ARAB STATES BEING TARGETED?

It is absolutely clear that they will go after every country that threatens Israel or is considered an existential or security threat to it. The agenda of Washington, D.C. is very clear: they will target every country that threatens Israel, and either destroy it through carpet bombing or erase it, just as they did with Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The way bombing is taking place against Iran, without even considering where civilian infrastructure exists, shows a disregard for the principles of war. After all, even wars have rules. Ignoring all of these norms, the way such actions are carried out suggests that only one objective is intended: to turn every country that does not surrender to your will into a client state.

Look at Iraq, Libya, and Yemen. Look at Syria as well, where in the name of Bashar al‑Assad, chaos was ultimately created. Even after witnessing all this, the Gulf states believed in a theory. That theory was that if your investments are protected, if you are investing there, if you are part of the Western financial system, and if you are aligned diplomatically with it, then your security is guaranteed.

But what this war is revealing is something entirely different: Washington may ultimately throw you under the bus. Your land may be used as part of the system, and even when you suffer the consequences, you may not be able to do anything about it.

This should have become clear during the previous tensions between Iran and Israel—that this strategy is no longer working. Yet, if you still remain within the American orbit, that again becomes a strategic choice.

Saudi Arabia has deeply integrated its entire petrodollar system into the Western financial system.

United Arab Emirates has presented itself as a hub for Western capital.

Qatar hosts some of the largest American military bases and at times funds regional actors when necessary.

This means that the alignment is not only economic but also political. The United Arab Emirates is part of the Abraham Accords and has already established diplomatic relations with Israel. Saudi Arabia does not openly acknowledge it because it plays a leadership role in the Muslim world and holds the custodianship of the holy cities, but everyone knows that its ties are active, deliberate, and strategic.

Saudi Arabia has chosen to remain part of the petrodollar system. So when missiles are being fired, infrastructure is being destroyed, and airspace is being violated, these developments are, in many ways, the result of those strategic choices.

Missile exchanges between Iran and Israel are increasing, and the direct casualties are rising day by day. The airspace of the United Arab Emirates is being violated, infrastructure is being targeted, airports are being shut down, and oil routes are under pressure.

Yet the global media often presents this as if certain states are victims who have been dragged into a war by others. That is not really the case. You are never purely a victim when you have made certain strategic choices.

Iran made a strategic choice: it decided to maintain asymmetry, it launched proxies, and it took a clear stance to fight back against Israel. In response, others also adopted their own strategies. In a way, you became the architect of the exposure that you are facing today.

If we want to understand this in depth, the key question is: when Iran decided to fight back, whose support did you rely on? The answer is Washington, D.C..

Therefore, the narrative that Arab states had no choice should be challenged. It is often claimed that Iran is simply attacking them and committing aggression. But the right of self-defense becomes highly debatable when American military bases exist on your territory.

Another narrative—or myth—that has now been shattered is the belief that if you have powerful friends, if Washington is your ally, then your security is guaranteed.

What is happening now shows something different: you are paying the price for policies that may not have fully incorporated realism about the region when those decisions were made, especially when choosing to align closely with the West.