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An unprecedented air and missile campaign by the United States and Israel targeting Iranian strategic facilities has completely destabilized the regional order. The operation, which Tehran calls an act of aggression, met with immediate retaliation. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched waves of missiles toward Israel, forcing civilians into mass evacuation to underground shelters. Simultaneously, tensions spread to the Persian Gulf countries. The United Arab Emirates and Qatar officially confirmed the activation of missile defense systems against foreign ballistic missiles violating their airspace. The Arabian Peninsula has been one of the most sensitive points on the world's geopolitical map since the end of World War I, where rivalry for influence between Western powers and local powers regularly leads to bloody armed conflicts.Within the U.S. administration, a decision-making crisis is growing. Critics of President Donald Trump point to the lack of a precise plan to end hostilities, describing the current strategy as improvised. While military pressure mounts, First Lady Melania Trump appeared at the UN forum, appealing for peace and the protection of children, creating a clear dissonance with the official policy of the White House. In Europe, the stance of Madrid is drawing particular attention. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, by refusing active participation in the strike coalition, has faced criticism from allies, deepening Spain's isolation within NATO structures and weakening relations with the new government in Washington. „נחתנו מכה קשה מאוד על מבנה הפיקוד של הג'יהאד האסלאמי.” (We have dealt a very heavy blow to the command structure of the Islamic Jihad.) — Israeli military representative The geopolitical consequences of the conflict extend beyond the military sphere. China, maintaining official neutrality, seeks to secure its investments in Iran and uses U.S. involvement to strengthen its own position as a global mediator. Security experts warn that the lack of clear political objectives on the coalition side could lead to a protracted war of attrition. Meanwhile, a parallel hybrid war is being waged in the information space, where manipulation of data on civilian and military casualties hampers a reliable assessment of the situation on the ground. 14 — countries in the region that the U.S. has ordered its citizens to leave Latest reports also confirm tragic mistakes resulting from operational chaos. Kuwait's air defense forces, on high alert, mistakenly shot down three U.S. multirole F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets. The incident occurred on the night of March 1 to 2 local time. This event exposed the lack of coordination among allies and the enormous risk associated with saturating the skies over the region with modern anti-aircraft systems under conditions of open great-power confrontation.