The Gulf Cooperation Council, a group of US allies that includes Saudi Arabia and the UAE, approved a joint former command center, indicating their desire to deepen military integration after the Iran war. Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General Jason Albdawi said in a statement on Tuesday that the unified military command will be based in Kuwait and troops will be allocated to it. The announcement came after the GCC defense ministers met in Bahrain. Six GCC countries, including Qatar and Oman, have been attacked thousands of times by Iranian drones and missiles this year in retaliation for US and Israeli attacks. Tehran said its counterattack was aimed at targeting US assets, including GCC bases, although many of the attacks targeted civilian targets such as ports and cities.

The Gulf Cooperation Council, a group of US allies that includes Saudi Arabia and the UAE, approved a joint former command center, indicating their desire to deepen military integration after the Iran war. Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General Jason Albdawi said in a statement on Tuesday that the unified military command will be based in Kuwait and troops will be allocated to it. The announcement came after the GCC defense ministers met in Bahrain. Six GCC countries, including Qatar and Oman, have been attacked thousands of times by Iranian drones and missiles this year in retaliation for US and Israeli attacks. Tehran said its counterattack was aimed at targeting US assets, including GCC bases, although many of the attacks targeted civilian targets such as ports and cities.