Gulf states

Zelenskyy discusses drone cooperation with Bahrain after security talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he held a “productive conversation” with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, he wrote on his official Telegram channel on May 5.

5 May, 05:39 PM

Moscow moves to derail Ukraine’s defense partnerships in Middle East

Russia plans to disrupt Ukraine’s work with partners under the Drone Deals initiative, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after receiving a report from Foreign Intelligence Service chief Oleh Luhovskyi.

29 April, 04:34 PM

Iran claims U.S. broke 3 deal points before talks, putting ceasefire at risk

Iran accused the United States of violating three points of its 10-point framework for negotiations before talks had even begun, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a post on X.

9 April, 11:20 AM

Gulf States interested in Fire Point drones, company says

Several Gulf states are looking to purchase combat drones made by Ukraine’s Fire Point defense contractor, but the company is still waiting on export licenses from the government, Fire Point co-founder and chief designer Denys Shtilierman told Reuters on April 6.

7 April, 03:09 AM

Reported Iranian drone strike sets Kuwait airport fuel tanks ablaze

Iranian drone strikes hit fuel tanks at Kuwait International Airport, sparking a major fire, Al Jazeera reported on April 1, citing a Kuwaiti civil aviation official.

1 April, 05:00 PM

Gulf allies urge Trump to press Iran war as calls grow for deeper military action

U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are urging President Donald Trump to continue the war against Iran, arguing that Tehran has not yet been weakened enough, the Associated Press reported on March 31.

31 March, 12:57 PM

Zelenskyy courts Gulf allies as U.S. aid ebbs and Kyiv hunts new war backers

Cuts in direct U.S. military aid and global focus on the war with Iran are pushing Kyiv to seek financial and military support from other partners, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s tour of Middle Eastern countries hit by Iran.

30 March, 06:12 PM

Zelenskyy arrives in Qatar as Gulf tour continues

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Qatar, continuing his high-stakes diplomatic tour of the Middle East following stops in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, he announced on social media on March 28.

28 March, 03:32 PM

Ukraine’s defense potential draws interest beyond Gulf states – Sybiha

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the country’s unique defense capabilities are drawing strong international interest beyond the Gulf region, highlighting growing global attention to Ukraine’s military capabilities, he wrote on X on March 23.

23 March, 10:43 AM

12 nations urge Iran to halt attacks as missiles hit Qatar energy hub

Foreign ministers from 12 Arab and Islamic countries on March 19 called on Iran to immediately halt attacks on states in the region, Anadolu reported.

19 March, 03:05 PM

Trump plans weeks more strikes on Iran as advisers push for war exit

U.S. President Donald Trump does not plan to end the war against Iran in the coming weeks and intends to continue strikes on Iran and its allies, the Wall Street Journal reported on March 13.

14 March, 10:50 AM

Wild Hornets denies sale of interceptor drones to Saudi Aramco

Ukrainian interceptor drone manufacturer Wild Hornets is not negotiating a contract with Saudi Aramco, the company said on March 13.

14 March, 02:19 AM

Kremlin shrugs off Ukraine’s deployment of drone specialists to the Middle East

The deployment of a group of Ukrainian drone specialists to the Middle East is a matter of bilateral relations, Kremlin regime spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, Russian propaganda agency Interfax reported on March 12.

12 March, 02:57 PM

Israeli media claim UAE struck Iran as Emirati officials dismiss report as fake

Israeli media reported that the United Arab Emirates carried out its first attack on Iranian territory in response to strikes from Tehran, but officials in the Emirates denied the claim on March 8.

8 March, 04:37 PM

Iran strike may have destroyed key $300M U.S. THAAD missile defense radar in Jordan

Iran may have destroyed a $300 million radar system that played a central role in guiding U.S. missile defense batteries in the Persian Gulf region, Bloomberg reported on March 6, citing sources familiar with the matter.

7 March, 05:49 PM

Iran’s president apologizes for Gulf strikes as IRGC expands regional attacks

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized to Gulf countries for drone and missile attacks, the Associated Press reported on March 7.

7 March, 05:03 PM

Zelenskyy discusses regional security with UAE leader after Iranian attacks

Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy discussed the security situation in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf following Iranian missile strikes during a call with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Zelenskyy said on Tuesday, March 3.

4 March, 11:27 AM

Ukraine’s drone defense offers blueprint for US Gulf allies

U.S. allies and partners in the Middle East should draw on Ukraine’s years of experience defending against massive, near-nightly Russian missile and drone attacks, most of which include Iranian-designed Shahed drones, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on March 2.

3 March, 09:50 AM

From Kyiv to Dubai: Iran mirrors Russia’s drone war tactics

Iran has launched hundreds of Shahed drones at Arab countries in the Persian Gulf over the past two days, damaging U.S. bases and critical infrastructure and posing what The Wall Street Journal described as a “serious threat” to the Middle East’s air defense systems.

2 March, 02:13 PM

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