Gulf Cooperation Council and EU foreign ministers met on Thursday to discuss Iran’s attacks on GCC countries. EU member states rarely agree on issues of foreign policy, so it was remarkable that they were able to reach consensus on this issue despite disagreeing on the wider conflict between Israel and Iran. There were clear reasons for the united stance on Iran’s aggression against GCC states, which were engaged in diplomatic efforts to thwart the confrontation between Israel-US and Iran. Oman, for example, was the lead mediator trying to break the deadlock over Iran’s nuclear program.

DUBAI: Foreign ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council and the European Union are set to hold an emergency ministerial meeting on Thursday to discuss the implications of…

Gulf Cooperation Council and EU foreign ministers met on Thursday to discuss Iran’s attacks on GCC countries. EU member states rarely agree on issues of foreign policy, so it was…