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Gulf must stop treating proxy warfare as someone else’s problem

The Gulf can no longer afford to treat Iran’s proxy strategy as a series of isolated security incidents. Every missile launched toward Saudi Arabia, every threat against critical infrastructure and every attempt to intimidate commercial shipping exposes a regional vulnerability that no Gulf state can afford to ignore. The use of armed groups to pressure sovereign governments, disrupt trade and advance geopolitical objectives is not simply a security problem for the country under attack. It is a

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