The pace of military escalation between Iran and Israel is accelerating, and therefore our region today entered a very dangerous stage that may go beyond the traditional clash to the edge of a regional war of a possible nuclear nature, and here the danger lies.
With every missile that is launched, and every threat is launched, it becomes clear that the circle of confrontation expands in a way that is no longer possible to ignore it, especially in the absence of any clear horizon for the political solution.
At the heart of this confrontation, we find Iran with a call to the international community, calling for immediate intervention to stop the escalation, while Israel is seriously seeking to drag the United States to the confrontation arena, considering that the “decisive strike” of Iranian nuclear facilities can only take place with direct American participation, especially since the required weapon is on the American destroyer in the Indian Ocean, that is, just four hours from the areas concerned in Iran.
The United States, for its part, is still in the position of the supportive spectator, a position that seems less solid with every new day that changes the field data and the pressures of the allies are growing, and it is disturbing that President Donald Trump’s speech changes from calm to practical move, and the problem is that this signs are evident, especially after the justifications of Israel in its right to direct the first strike despite the fact that diplomatic matters with Iran regarding the nuclear file were proceeding to tables Negotiations and research.
But what we are in the Arabian Gulf exceeds the accounts of the conflicting parties. Real anxiety is not only the expansion of the war towards our borders, but in the silent threat inherent in the horizon, and I mean here the nuclear threat.
The targeting of Iranian nuclear facilities, whether it is accomplished accurately or failed, carries with it the possibility of a cross -border environmental catastrophe, which includes a radioactive leakage that may directly affect the Gulf environment, water, cultivation, health of its societies, and even its entire economic stability. These risks do not recognize the neutrality of geography, and do not differentiate between those who participate in the war and those who seek to avoid it.
Therefore, what is required for us is a coordinated Gulf movement at more than one level, and here we are talking about the possibility of the Gulf Cooperation Council launching a unified and urgent diplomatic initiative that can be under the umbrella of the United Nations, aimed at pressure to stop the escalation, return to the negotiating table, and avoid any military action that may be disastrous consequences over the entire region.
On the other hand, it is necessary to enhance civil and medical readiness, by reviewing the national emergency plans for dealing with radioactive accidents, developing environmental monitoring capabilities, and raising the efficiency of hospitals and health centers in dealing with cases related to exposure to radiation, which is what our country is making clear and transparently.
In addition, it is important to work to secure basic supply chains, from food, energy and medicine, and to develop alternative scenarios to deal with possible turmoil in regional and international markets.
The Arabian Gulf today stands at a crossroads, and there is no room for betting on the “safe distance” in light of developments that threaten our environmental, economic and social existence.
The Gulf states must have a unified movement, seeking to spare the region the cost of a war in which we have no camel or camel. As the choice is not only between war or peace, but between effective movements that seek to solve, or waiting for the consequences in silence.
Let us preserve our region, and protect our peoples, before we are surprised that we became among the ashes of a battle that we did not start, but we will bear its results.
