Hamad bin Jassim warns the Gulf states of an “existential threat” and calls for the elimination of “all side disputes”

The former Qatari Prime Minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim, said that the current situation in the region, in which Saudi Arabia is subjected to continuous attacks, “necessitates the elimination of all side disputes between the Gulf Cooperation Council countries,” warning of an “existential danger.” Hamad bin Jassim wrote, in a post on the

He added: “This situation calls for eliminating all side disputes between some Gulf Cooperation Council countries and demonstrating and embodying the public and practical unity among the Gulf Cooperation Council countries before issuing statements of verbal support. This also confirms what I mentioned previously about the danger of this situation for all the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and for their existence.”

Because the Kingdom is the largest country in the GCC system, its stability and strength are strength for all the GCC countries, regardless of the differences. The former Prime Minister continued: “We are also still facing an existential threat to the GCC countries, not only from Iran, even though it has now become clear that Iran is our main enemy, although we do not want now to delve into the reasons for that, whether they were or were against Iran.”

He also wrote: “Although this does not mean that we do not seek to establish peace and clear relations with Iran, the Gulf Cooperation Council today faces several hostile plans and conspiracies, some of which target its interests and seek to drain its wealth, and some of which seek political and economic control over our countries.” He concluded his post by saying: “Therefore, what is urgently needed is unity and deep insight into the current situation so that we emerge from the crisis stronger than before, God willing, and then hard work, not wishful thinking.”

On Saturday evening, the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority announced the suspension of operational operations at King Khalid Airport, due to “blatant attacks” that resulted in “a number of injuries.” The Houthi group in Yemen, supported by Iran, has claimed repeated attacks on several sites in Saudi Arabia, including King Khalid Airport.