On 9 September 2025, Israel conducted a precision strike inside the Qatari capital, Doha, targeting a meeting of Hamas political leaders who were discussing a US-sponsored ceasefire proposal. Doha confirmed

The Gulf Cooperation Council states constitute a geostrategic theater of paramount importance for Israeli intelligence services, foremost among them the external intelligence service Mossad and the Military Intelligence Directorate of

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Executive SummaryThis analytical paper examines the roles and structures of intelligence agencies in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and Iran within a complex regional context where conventional military conflict

At dawn on June 13, 2025, explosions thundered across Tehran’s skies, marking the start of a new chapter in the Israeli-Iranian confrontation—one that broke with the legacy of proxy wars

The Gulf states are navigating one of the most precarious geopolitical moments in decades. They find themselves at the intersection of a dangerous escalation between Israel and Iran, and a