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The Gulf states are racing to strengthen their air defenses as the Iranian attack is beginning to shift from missiles to drones. The barrage of missile strikes that marked the first days of the war has now dropped by 90 percent, a senior American commander, Adm. Brad Cooper, said on Thursday. But a continuing deluge of Iranian drones has prompted U.S. and European officials to step up support so that the Gulf states are not drained of weapons to defend themselves. Not all Gulf nations are equally equipped, according to officials and experts, and the drone threat “is something that was underestimated,” said Fabian Hoffman, a missile analyst at the University of Oslo.
Full report : Daily Barrage of Iranian Drone Attacks Increases Pressure on Gulf States.