13.04.2024, 16:00
Zitat:Gulf states warn US not to launch strikes on Iran from their territory or airspacehttps://www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclu...y-airspace
US President Joe Biden said he informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US’s commitment to Israel’s security was “ironclad”.
But the Biden administration is divided over what level of support to give Israel, current and former US officials told MEE.
The president’s highest-ranking national security officials have staked out different positions, with some like Maher Bitar, the director of intelligence at the National Security Council, urging restraint while Brett McGurk, Biden’s top Middle East envoy, is advocating for a tougher response, sources tell MEE.
The Biden administration's fear of becoming embroiled in a wider Middle East war ahead of US elections is also weighing on those discussions.
The Gulf states' cold feet amid the crisis comes after years of complaining that the US has not done enough to protect them from attacks by Iran's proxies, particularly the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Riyadh and Abu Dhabi viewed the Biden administration's response to Houthi drone and missile attacks as tepid, and have moved to patch up ties with Tehran.
Gulf leaders are now walking a tightrope between their US ally, Iran, and their populations, who are seething with anger at Israel over its offensive on Gaza that has killed more then 33,000 Palestinians, mainly women and children.
The White House did not respond to Middle East Eye's request for comment by the time of publication.
Zitat:Wegen Verbindung zu Israel: Iran besetzt portugiesisches Containerschiffhttps://www.rnd.de/politik/nahost-konfli...HD3QI.html
Kommandotruppen der paramilitärischen iranischen Revolutionsgarde haben am Samstag ein Frachtschiff im Golf von Oman unter ihre Kontrolle gebracht. Die staatliche iranische Nachrichtenagentur Irna berichtete, eine Spezialeinheit der Marine der Revolutionsgarde habe den Angriff auf das Schiff verübt.
Der Frachter wurde von anderen Medien des Landes als die unter portugiesischer Flagge fahrende „MSC Aries“ identifiziert, ein Containerschiff der Londoner Firma Zodiac Maritime, die zur Unternehmensgruppe eines israelischen Milliardärs gehört.