Gulf States Agree To Establish Joint Military Command Center in Kuwait
By The Media Line Staff
Defense ministers from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries agreed Tuesday to establish a forward military command center in Kuwait and assign forces to support its operations, seeking to strengthen their collective defense capabilities following Iranian attacks against Gulf states.
The decision came during the 23rd meeting of the GCC Joint Defense Council in Manama, Bahrain, chaired by Bahrain’s Minister of Defense Affairs, Lt. Gen. Abdullah bin Hassan Al Nuaimi, and follows a summit in Jeddah last April, where Gulf leaders called for closer military cooperation and greater preparedness to confront regional security threats.
GCC Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Al Budaiwi said the new facility would operate under the GCC Unified Military Command, bringing together military personnel and resources from member states to improve operational coordination and their ability to respond to shared threats.
He emphasized that Gulf leaders regarded the defense of member states’ sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity as a collective responsibility, requiring closer integration of military capabilities, intelligence-sharing and operational planning.
The announcement comes against a backdrop of regional hostilities that Al Budaiwi said had demonstrated the importance of cooperation among Gulf armed forces. He condemned Iranian attacks against GCC countries, particularly those affecting civilian areas and critical infrastructure, while praising the coordination demonstrated by member states in responding to the strikes.
Al Budaiwi also commended the professionalism and operational readiness of Gulf military personnel confronting what he described as Iranian aggression, saying their cooperation reflected a shared commitment to protecting the region’s security and stability.
During his remarks, the secretary-general paid tribute to service members killed while performing their duties, offered condolences to their families and wished those wounded a speedy recovery.
He separately condemned attacks attributed to Yemen’s Houthi movement against Saudi Arabia, including incidents involving locations considered sacred by Muslims, and reaffirmed the GCC’s support for the kingdom’s efforts to protect its security and territorial integrity.
The agreement includes the allocation of military forces to the Kuwait command center, which will coordinate operations under the GCC’s existing unified military structure.
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