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Military● Elevated28m ago · Nov 11, 2026, 7:02 PM

Will the GCC’s new military command in Kuwait strengthen Gulf defenses against Iran?

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Arab News · Saudi Arabia · Middle East

The Gulf Cooperation Council has approved the establishment of a joint forward military command in Kuwait — the member state hardest hit by Iranian attacks — marking its most concrete step yet toward turning collective defense commitments into operational capabilities. Forces will be assigned to the new command, the GCC’s Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi said in a statement on Tuesday. The announcement followed the 23rd session of the GCC’s Joint Defense Council in Manama, attended by d

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