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Fadel Abdulghany argues that Gulf states have a right to collective self-defence, and to request military assistance following Iran's recent attacks.

Fadel Abdulghany
26 March, 2026
Qatar, Doha, Hamad International Airport
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Kuwait Iraq waters [Getty]
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A satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway between Iran and Oman that links the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea. This vital energy chokepoint handles nearly 20% of global oil and 25% of liquefied natural gas exports. Major exporters using the strait include Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE.
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Guests stand at the booth of Saudi artificial intelligence company Humain during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh on October 29, 2025.
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A Bahraini girl holds up a placard bearing a portrait of jailed human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja and reading in Arabic "Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, will and determination, hunger strike" during an anti-government protest in the village of Jannusan, west of the capital Manama, on September 5, 2014.
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People walk and drive past a billboard covering the facade of a building on Vali-Asr square, depicting as postage stamps the disputed Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunb islands
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Qatar immediately called a summit to shore up support from Arab and Islamic governments following Israel's strike
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Oman National Flag Waving Against Clear Blue Sky [Getty]
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