The Sunni security alignment nobody planned, and the bloc taking shape
A war launched to eliminate a threat has produced something far more consequential: a Sunni security bloc whose strategic calculations increasingly extend beyond Iran
A war launched to eliminate a threat has produced something far more consequential: a Sunni security bloc whose strategic calculations increasingly extend beyond Iran
On 28 April 2026, the UAE OPEC exit landed during a war that had already shut the Strait of Hormuz. The market barely flinched. The Sunni Gulf did