Iran's Gulf Pressure Backfires on the United States, Multinational Response to Iran's Strike Possible

BlockBeats News, March 3rd - Middle East analysts pointed out that Iran's airstrikes on Gulf countries may force them to join the opposing camp and escalate the war against Iran. Iran recently targeted six Gulf countries with U.S. military bases in an effort to pressure President Trump to stop the war. However, analysts say Iran seems to have miscalculated.

The Gulf Cooperation Council - Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman - held an emergency ministerial meeting last Sunday, invoking Article 51 of the UN Charter, setting a "red line," and signaling collective self-defense in response to increased energy disruptions and security risks. The message conveyed to Tehran by the GCC was clear, and Iran's attacks only strengthened the unity among Gulf countries.

According to PolyBeats monitoring, in the Polymarket prediction market's "Which countries will strike Iran by March 31" market, the probabilities are: Saudi Arabia 74%, Qatar 74%, UAE 62%, Bahrain 30%.