Arab states–Israeli alliance against Iran
The Arab-Israeli alliance against Iran or Israeli–Sunni Coalition, also known as the Israeli–Sunni Alliance is an anti-Iranian unofficial coordination group in the Middle East, nurtured by the United States. The coordination is taking place in light of the mutual regional security interests of Israel and Sunni Arab States led by Saudi Arabia, and their standoff against Iranian interests across the Middle East - the Iran–Israel proxy conflict and the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict. The Arab states participating in the coordination group are the core of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Those include Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Oman.Formation
The roots of the alliance are believed to have started in 2000s, due to the decreasing importance of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict as a wedge issue and mutual tensions with Iran. By 2016 GCC states have sought strengthened economic and security cooperation with Israel, who is involved in its own proxy conflict with Iran.
The coalition emerged by November 2017, upon warming ties between Israel and the Gulf States and received broad media attention in light of the February 2019 Warsaw Conference.Members
In addition to Israel, the members of the coordination group include Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Oman.
