Gulf countries that have come under fire from Iranian missiles and drones are seeking private military personnel and technicians, two people familiar with the issue told Middle East Eye.
Iran’s attacks on strategic assets such as military sites and energy infrastructure, as well as cities, in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar prompted these countries to re-evaluate their defence capabilities, with many Iranian projectiles continuing to hit buildings and energy facilities.
Tehran launched the attacks in response to the joint US-Israeli war on Iran that began on 28 February.
US President Donald Trump openly said that he seeks regime change as he gloated over the success of killing more than 40 high-ranking Iranian officials in one air raid, which included the supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.
Even though the Gulf has various air defence systems that are effective against ballistic missiles, Iranian Shahed drones, being small and hard to detect on radars, can evade them. Only a layered air defence system can be effective against these low-cost drones.
