Overview

• The GCC Joint Defence Council approved expanded intelligence sharing through the Unified Military Command and accelerated work on a ballistic‑missile early‑warning system with a shared air picture.
• Defense ministers set a three‑month timeline for joint command‑center drills to be followed by a regional air exercise.
• GCC leaders condemned the strike and said an attack on Qatar is considered an attack on all member states under the bloc’s joint defense framework.
• Qatar said it received no warning before the explosions in Doha, as Hamas reported several members killed and authorities confirmed a Qatari security officer also died.
• Saudi Arabia signed a strategic mutual defense agreement with Pakistan, while analysts say the incident is intensifying Gulf doubts about U.S. security guarantees.