‘No infrastructure will be safe’: Ghalibaf's promise to stop oil trade a ‘dangerous escalation'
A Bahraini analyst warned that Tehran’s threat against regional infrastructure erases the line between US targets and Gulf economies, even if Iran may be attempting to project strength
Assessment
A Bahraini analyst frames Iran’s latest threat as a blurring of lines between American and Gulf interests, suggesting regional infrastructure is now a collective target. This escalates the stakes beyond bilateral US-Iran tensions, implicating Gulf states directly. The key question is whether Iran is projecting strength from a position of weakness or genuinely preparing asymmetric retaliation, and how Gulf capitals will respond diplomatically or defensively.