Saudi Arabia and its allies must curb the growing Israeli-Emirati axis

<article data-history-node-id="439584" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/saudi-arabia-and-its-allies-must-curb-growing-israeli-emirati-axis" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/saudi-arabia-and-its-allies-must-curb-growing-israeli-emirati-axis" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title"> Saudi Arabia and its allies must curb the growing Israeli-Emirati axis</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><section data-scroll-anchor="false" data-testid="conversation-turn-178" data-turn="assistant" data-turn-id="request-69f45dd3-8d4c-83eb-b79d-1544f51fcc2d-58" dir="auto"> <p>US President Donald Trump has hit a brick wall with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Whatever path he now takes, and whoever was stupid enough to follow him, will lead them into more danger. If Trump opts for war, he can be sure it will be more costly in<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/us" target="_blank">&nbsp;US</a>&nbsp;lives than the first round was.&nbsp;</p> <p>If US Marines land on any of Iran’s islands in the Strait of Hormuz, they would&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-03-31/seizing-kharg-island-would-risk-u-s-troops-lives-may-not-end-iran-war-experts-say" target="_blank">become sitting ducks</a>&nbsp;for drones and missiles on terrain that gives them no cover.</p> <p>Such a campaign could be Trump’s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2015/apr/24/gallipoli-what-happened-military-disaster-legacy" target="_blank">Gallipoli</a>. In case he does not remember what happened there, it is one of Winston Churchill’s decisions that Trump will not want to repeat.</p> <p>If the war restarts, it will also extend geographically. Iran is not bluffing when it&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/6/iran-threatens-bab-al-mandeb-closure-how-would-that-affect-world-trade" target="_blank">threatens&nbsp;</a>to close the Red Sea and Suez Canal if the US and Israeli bombing campaign resumes.</p> <h3 data-end="303" data-start="228">Read more:<a aria-label="Saudi Arabia and its allies must curb the growing Israeli-Emirati axis" href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/trump-failure-regime-change-saudi-halt-israel-emirates-axis">&nbsp;Saudi Arabia and its allies must curb the growing Israeli-Emirati axis</a></h3> <p><img alt src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/images-story/000_A6447CQ%20%281%29.jpg.jpg?itok=VDGp3ctT"></p> </section> </div> </div> </article>