Tag

#Gulf states

Incidents involving Persian Gulf states (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman), including arms deals, military cooperation, and the role of Gulf monarchies in regional conflicts affecting civilian populations.

3 incidents

Updated May 20, 2026 Military Overreach
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Ongoing

Trump Rejects Iran Ceasefire Proposal, Plans 'Very Major Attack,' Cancels at Last Minute (May 2026)

Trump rejected Iran's peace proposal, called the ceasefire 'on massive life support,' and had a 'very major attack' planned before Gulf allies talked him out of it hours before execution. Congress was not consulted. Vance publicly declared the US 'locked and loaded.' The episode reveals war-making conducted entirely at presidential whim, with no legal or democratic check.

Sources
11
Iran warceasefirenuclear negotiationswar powersVance
Updated May 9, 2026 Foreign Policy & War
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Ongoing

Strait of Hormuz Crisis: Global Energy and Food Security Catastrophe

The Iran war triggered closure of the world's most critical energy chokepoint, causing the largest supply disruption since the 1970s. Despite a nominal ceasefire, the US and Iran exchanged fire in the strait on May 7, 2026. The US struck civilian port cities Qeshm and Bandar Abbas; a cargo vessel was hit, killing one sailor. A massive oil spill (71 sq km, ~80,000 barrels) from Kharg Island confirmed by Copernicus satellite imagery. Iran declared the ceasefire violated; the strait remains effectively closed.

Sources
9
Strait of Hormuzoil crisisenergy securityfood securityIran war
Updated March 26, 2026 Foreign Policy & War
Serious Rights Violation Ongoing

America First Arms Transfer Strategy: Human Rights Safeguards Removed From Weapons Exports

An executive order stripped human rights safeguards from the US arms transfer framework, replacing decades of bipartisan policy with a commerce-first approach. The subsequent emergency bypass of congressional review for $23+ billion in Gulf arms sales demonstrated the immediate consequences of removing these guardrails.

Sources
6
arms transfersexecutive orderhuman rightsarms salesGulf states