Hejoint US-Israeli attack against Iran It had been brewing for some time in the offices of Washington and Tel Aviv, but the imminence of the offensive didn't become clear until the day before it began. This short window of opportunity and the rapid spread of the conflict, with Tehran's response against several countries in the regionThe closure of airspace has taken citizens around the world by surprise, particularly those who were in the Persian Gulf on Saturday, whether working, on vacation, or traveling. Many are now stranded, uncertain of when they will be able to return home. For this reason, the Spanish government has already begun evacuating 30,000 Spaniards from the region, as announced by Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares at the press conference following the cabinet meeting. He explained that 175 Spanish citizens are already flying to Madrid from Abu Dhabi and are scheduled to arrive at Barajas Airport at 7:00 PM. He urged all Spaniards in the area to register as travelers to help keep track of the number of people in the Middle East. A request that the Catalan government has also made—currently counting 1,200 Catalans—with the aim of being able to send instructions for their return to Catalonia if the violence escalates. In fact, the Minister of Foreign Action, Jaume Duch, has assumed that the number of citizens is higher: "These are the people we would like to identify themselves, so that we have the means to know who they are and where they are, and to be in contact with them," he said. According to data from Idescat, 6,115 Catalans live in the Middle East.

The Iranian crisis The situation has spilled over from the domestic sphere and is now impacting the Gulf's military map. Tehran warned several countries in the region on Wednesday, including Qatar, that US bases on their territory will be attacked if Washington launches an operation against Iran. The message, transmitted through diplomatic channels and confirmed by regional sources to Reuters, explicitly mentions facilities in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Qatar. Doha, the capital, is home to Al Udeid, the largest US air base in the Middle East and the operational center of US Central Command. The facility houses approximately 10,000 personnel and is a key component of the White House's military projection in the region. The Iranian warning is not abstract. Security advisor Ali Shamkhani publicly recalled the limited—and previously announced—attack that Tehran launched In June of last year, an attack was launched against Al Udeid in retaliation for the US bombing of Iranian facilities during the Twelve-Day War with Israel. The incident, which caused no casualties and was intercepted by Qatari defenses, remains an operational precedent. In this new context, diplomatic sources have indicated that some US personnel at the base have been advised to leave temporarily, a precautionary adjustment rather than a full evacuation. The British also withdrew some of their personnel.

Benjamin Netanyahu agreed on the future of Gaza on Monday. with Donald Trump. The meeting between the Israeli Prime Minister and the US President at the White House resulted in the famous 20-point plan to end the genocide in the StripBut other things happened at the Oval Office meeting. Among them was the call Trump forced Netanyahu to make to the Qatari government to apologize for the attack on Doha in early September, in which Israel killed five Hamas members.

Last week, one day after Israel bombed Doha With the intention of killing Hamas negotiators, the country's president, Isaac Herzog, held a bitter debate in London with Bronwen Maddox, the director of the prestigious Chatham House, regarding the war in Gaza and the legitimacy of the actions of Benjamin Netanyahu's government in response. as of October 7, 2023Maddox reminded Herzog that "the families of the hostages seem dismayed by the attack on Qatar," to the point of asserting that "Israel is destroying the negotiations that could have brought about a ceasefire."

The emergency Arab-Islamic summit held this Monday in Doha was organized against the clock after Last week's Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Qatari territoryThe incident called into question the emirate's role as a regional mediator and forced its leaders to act quickly to avoid losing influence in an increasingly fragile environment. The meeting brought together heads of state and foreign ministers from more than twenty countries, with the aim of establishing a common position in the face of the escalating violence and sending a clear political message: Israel must be stopped.

Aside from those of world champion Argentina, the most iconic jerseys of the 2022 World Cup were those of the Danish national team; not because of the sporting achievements of the Nordic team, which was eliminated in the group stage, but because of the message their kits sought to convey. Hummel, the technical sponsor of the Danes, designed minimalist jerseys with its logo and the national team crest toned down, practically blurred, as a protest against "Qatar and its human rights record".

US President Donald Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for his first foreign tour since returning to the White House, with the mission of closing pompous trade and investment agreements from a setting ideal for him: the petromonarchies of the Gulf. Trump's trip, which will last until Friday and includes Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, comes, however, at a time of Strong regional instability due to Israel's war on Gaza and tensions with Iran, which will also mark its agenda.