Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
A number of Arab countries several years ago viewed the attacks positively United States of America to change the regime in Iran.
However, now Arab leaders, including Gulf rulers who have long been at odds with Tehran, are urging the administration of US President Donald Trump not to attack Iran.
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Over the past two years, Arab leaders have witnessed increasingly open Israeli aggression, from the genocide in Gaza, the occupation of the West Bank, to the direct attack on Qatar, a US ally, in September 2025.
Israel is even said to have played a role in persuading the US to bombard Iran to ensure that its country remains the only nuclear power in the region.
Seeing these developments, Arab leaders realized that the US attack on Iran was an extension of Israel’s aggression as well as an expansion of its power in the Middle East.
Launching analysis Middle East Eyethere is a structural shift at the heart of Arab countries’ rejection of a possible US-Israel attack on Iran.
Although Israel sought to distance itself from a possible US attack on Iran, evidence suggests that the country actively fueled anti-regime protests in Iran that prompted a new US intervention.
Earlier this month, former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu said that Israeli agents helped fuel the protest movement.
Meanwhile, Israel’s Channel 14 indicated that Israel was supplying weapons to opposition demonstrators, who reportedly killed dozens of Iranian security forces.
These reports will likely be read by Arab leaders in the context of Israel’s decades-long efforts to persuade the US to overthrow the Iranian regime.
But Israel’s drive to become the dominant power is not the only factor influencing Arab countries’ views of a potential US-Israel-Iran conflict. Changes in regional dynamics also play an important role.
Since 2023, Iran has been greatly weakened by economic sanctions and direct US-Israel attacks that destroyed its military capabilities and nuclear program.
From the point of view of Arab governments, Iran in these conditions no longer poses a major threat. On the other hand, if Iran was really attacked and completely collapsed, the chaos that would emerge would be even more dangerous.
This condition could trigger new conflicts, weaken regional security and disrupt economies that depend on stability, especially in the Gulf countries.
The Gulf countries need stability for regional security and economic interests. They worry that an attack on Iran and possible retaliation would disrupt oil and natural gas prices.
Egypt is also concerned that the fall of the Iranian regime could trigger instability in the Red Sea and Suez Canal which are very important for its economy.
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