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The ongoing conflict between the US–Israel alliance and Iran has laid bare a crucial vulnerability for states in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): namely, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait. For some, the Strait of Hormuz is more than a shipping route — it is a single point of failure.
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Nature 652, 1420 (2026)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-01366-2
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