This article serves to inform the reader of a basic understanding of the different places that are being impacted by strikes from Iran following the United States and Israel joint attacks on different Iran militia bases. These bases were all impacted directly after the joint strike and this will likely lead to a significant response. The counter attack was in Bahrain where a US naval fleet was targeted. Next a base in the UAE came under fire earlier today, as well as a base that is located in Kuwait. A headquarters in Qatar was also hit in the responding attacks.
In terms of what this article’s purpose is, it is clearly to inform the reader and keep them up to date with any relevant happenings in the Middle East right now. I think that this is a very serious situation but it is also very multifaceted. First I think that this has been something that was kind of simmering for a while with the leader of Iran and the United States sort of taking this as an opportunity to get rid of him. I think that this is a very interesting response by targeting the US affiliated bases as it sort of encourages more countries to become directly involved rather than just the US operating out of them.
In terms of what each stakeholder can do moving forward I think that Iran has just now included a lot more stakeholders than there were before with this act. I think that the US is now very likely to push more resources into this situation whether that be in a very direct manner like another strike of just giving support to the other countries that Iran struck in a more indirect way like giving support to the bases that they struck. These other countries seem likely to form a coalition against Iran as the result of this.
In terms of ways this connects to class themes and topics the most obvious one is how it connects to conflict. This starts a broader conflict that is no longer simply a diplomatic issue between the United States and Iran over the topic of nuclear weapon creation. However right now this is no longer simply a conflict between the two countries and has now become a larger power bout between the regional power and through the countries that are also present in the region as well.