❗️Gulf monarchies approve joint military command headquarters in Kuwait amid regional escalation The six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have approved the establishment of an advanced forward headquarters for their Unified Military Command in Kuwait, alongside the allocation of military forces to the facility, marking a significant expansion of military coordination among the Gulf monarchies. GCC Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi announced the decision following the bloc's 23rd Joint Defence Council meeting in Manama, Bahrain. The GCC's Unified Military Command was established in December 2013 to coordinate joint military operations among Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman. The decision comes amid heightened regional tensions following the US-Israeli war on Iran and Iranian retaliatory attacks against Gulf states hosting US military installations. However, officials have yet to disclose the number of troops to be allocated, the headquarters' operational mandate, or a deployment timetable.