Benjamin Netanyahu & Gulf Cooperation Council

Benjamin Netanyahu: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call with Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, indicating cooperation between Israel and the United Arab Emirates during the conflict with Iran.

Gulf Cooperation Council: The Gulf Cooperation Council's founding purpose of security against Iran was invoked by the United Arab Emirates to persuade members to join a military response, but the lack of consensus highlighted internal divisions.

Gulf Cooperation Council: The Gulf Cooperation Council summit served as the venue for the historic meeting, and its leaders, including Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman, commended the decision to lift sanctions on Syria.

Gulf Cooperation Council: The Gulf Cooperation Council condemned Israel's recognition of Somaliland, emphasizing the importance of Somalia's territorial integrity.

Gulf Cooperation Council: The Gulf Arab states, members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, are considered the biggest losers in the conflict, facing the prospect of a more bitter and harder-line Iranian leadership and heightened confrontation to keep the Strait of Hormuz open.