1. The war strains Gulf alliances  NBC News
  2. Gulf state cooperation has long been shaped by the threat of Iran − but shows of unity belie division  The Conversation
  3. The myth of Gulf exceptionalism and US protection is over  Middle East Eye
  4. Lessons from the war: A call for strategic reckoning in West Asia  Al Jazeera
  5. The Return of Middle-Power Diplomacy in the Gulf  Open Canada