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Gulf states must rethink trillion-dollar defence in light of US-Iran war, says report
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IISS study questions over-reliance on American support and ‘over-dependence on expensive, high-end systems’ Gulf states are going to have to reconfigure their trillion-dollar defences given the damage inflicted on their economies and the questionable continued value of US bases in the face of Iranian attack, according to a study by…
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Gulf states must rethink trillion-dollar defence in light of US-Iran war, says report
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