* Gulf states are preparing for a possible outbreak of the war
BAGHDAD – Babinaoz (Reuters) – find the Gulf states feel compelled to prepare for a possible outbreak of the war do not want in the light of the continued escalation between Iran and the United States, is boosting its defensive deterrent, although they do not see the interest in the dispute will be affected most of it, and analysts say.
But this fear of the war that broke out that would be open to all possibilities, to be offset at the same time a desire to rein in the Gulf Iran’s regional ambitions.
He said military analyst Riad Kahwaji “No one in the Gulf States wants war and everyone is preparing for the possibility of their occurrence. This is the atmosphere.”
Fears of the outbreak of conflict in the Gulf with the West is convinced that Iran is on the verge of acquiring the capacity to manufacture nuclear weapons, while Iran escalated its rhetoric and repeatedly threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, which controlled its bank north, the Strait of passes through which 35% of the oil transported by sea in the world .
The Kahveci, who runs the Near East and Gulf Military Analysis (Enigma), told AFP that the Gulf states will enter the war with Iran if it is hit by the latter targets on its territory in response to a blow to American or Israeli, particularly U.S. bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE.
Al-Hayat newspaper quoted recently on the location of the “brighter” near the Iranian Revolutionary Guard that the latter select targets in the Gulf region and neighboring areas.
The United States has bases in Afghanistan, Turkey, Kuwait, Bahrain, the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet and Qatar, where the headquarters of U.S. Central Command, in addition to the military presence in the UAE and Iraq.
According to the site, the Iranian missiles “can access” to all these rules.
In purely technical balance of power, experts agree on the possession of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) qualitative edge against Iran while the latter have superior numerically in addition to the supposed ability to move within the groups linked to the Gulf states.
He called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, the Gulf states to contribute to resolving the crisis between Iran and the West. Qatar has long sought in the past to the convergence of the Gulf of Iran, but far apart is great because of the crisis in Syria.
Sheikh Hamad said in a statement published by Kuwait News Agency: “I think that the best way is to join us as states in the Gulf of any process aimed at resolving the problem between the West and Iran (…) in all our interests, it is the absence of conflicts in the region.”
Sheikh Hamad said that the Gulf “obviously worried” by the rising Iranian-American rivalry. “I tried the nature of military conflict and we all know that there is no winner in these conflicts, especially for the countries surrounding the Gulf.”
In any case, does not seem a partner in the Gulf countries to take the decision of war with Iran, a decision will be the biggest victims of it.
The Kuwaiti political analyst Sami al-Faraj, told AFP: “There are knock-hour and we can not be managed in the Gulf this time,” referring to the possibility of an American or Israeli strike against Iran.
He stressed that “the biggest impact will be on the Gulf, we are in the range of Iranian missiles.”
In the opinion of each of the Kahveci and vulva that weakness is the major Gulf States is the fact that the main part of its oil, economic and human in addition to strategic installations task on the Gulf coast, ie in the range of missiles Iran that are not covered by the defense systems, the main Gulf, ie, the Patriot and Althad.
Gulf States has stepped up significantly recently transactions defense.
Saudi Arabia signed a contract before the end of 2011 a contract worth $ 29.4 billion purchase of 84 aircraft made by Boeing “F-15 SA” and update the seventieth another plane has found.
Shortly after the announcement of the deal with Saudi Arabia, the United States announced a deal worth 3.48 billion dollars for the sale of United Arab Emirates an advanced missile defense system is a system of “Thad,” a specialist in monitoring and targeting missiles at high altitudes rise.
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