RIYADH
\nSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan spoke by phone Monday, condemning continued Iranian attacks against Gulf states as a dangerous escalation threatening regional security, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The two leaders affirmed that GCC countries would spare no effort to defend their territories and mobilize all available capabilities to preserve regional stability.
\nThe call came as Iran\u2019s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Alireza Enayati, sought to deflect blame from Tehran, claiming in an X post that \u201cthe enemy\u201d \u2014 a reference to the US and Israel \u2014 was deploying drones disguised as Iranian-made Shahed drones under the name \u201cLucas drone.\u201d
\nEnayati insisted Iran was only targeting US and Israeli interests in the region, denying responsibility for attacks on Gulf states. His post drew widespread skepticism, with critics pointing out that Iran\u2019s military leadership had openly threatened Gulf countries, and that even strikes aimed at US military assets endangered nearby civilian areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
RIYADH Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan spoke by phone Monday, condemning continued Iranian attacks against Gulf states as a dangerous escalation threatening regional security, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The two leaders affirmed that GCC countries would spare no effort to defend their territories and mobilize all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":537054,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-537024","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n