How a GCC energy embargo could halt the US-Israel war on Iran

How a GCC energy embargo could halt the US-Israel war on Iran Submitted by Ali Bakir on Mon, 03/09/2026 - 10:28 The GCC possesses a radical, unconventional, and highly effective tool to force an end to the hostilities; a collective and complete halt of all oil and gas exports Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the US-Israeli war on Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain on 9 March, 2026 (Reuters) On The US-Israel war on Iran has rapidly deteriorated into a regional crisis, dragging the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states into a war they did not seek. As the fighting intensifies, the GCC countries - Saudi Arabia , the UAE , Qatar , Kuwait , Bahrain , and Oman - find themselves caught in the crossfire. With Israel pushing the United States into the conflict and Iran adopting a strategy of attrition, the Gulf states are bearing the brunt of the economic and security fallout.