Hold on, China! Hold on, Russia!

For a long time, Arab, Gulf, and international alliances have been formed, based on deterring the aggressor, whether Arab or otherwise. There is also the "International Coalition against Terrorism," which serves as the foundation for confronting terrorism regardless of its source, and is not directed at any specific entity.

On this basis, Houthi practices constitute a defined act of terrorism, carried out under Iran’s orders. Consequently, action against them must be international, rather than limited to issuing statements of condemnation and denunciation. Satisfying oneself with such statements implies a clear threat to the security of the region and the world, particularly when it comes to energy sources and supply chains.

There is no justification for any state to turn a blind eye or to use its veto power in the UN Security Council, especially when it concerns confronting terrorism or a nuclear project that threatens the world, as is the case with Iran, which is subject to international sanctions. However, when Beijing and Moscow intervene to prevent sanctions, they are effectively telling the international community: "You are forbidden from confronting terrorism."

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The two countries have commercial, economic, and major project relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, and the balance of trade favors their interests. In the current war, as well as in the difficulties Iran poses to the international economic situation, this should push toward punishing Tehran, rather than repeatedly granting it a lifeline, now that the nature of its regime has been exposed to the entire world.

Here, the argument that the damage caused by Iran and its proxies to Arab Gulf states affects only the United States is no longer valid. Rather, it harms the vital interests of China and Russia. Thus, the conflict is no longer between Washington and Beijing/Moscow; it has become a conflict between China, Russia, and the "GCC states," as if there is a determination to abandon long-term gains that the two countries had been reaping from the region.

The question posed today among the peoples of the region is: What do Russia and China offer us, given that they are abandoning their interests with us in pursuit of the crumbs they receive from Iran?

Here, it is necessary to issue a statement that satisfies the peoples of the "GCC states," who are looking to their allies to activate mutual defense agreements and to confront terrorism, rather than settling for diplomatic statements that are neither nourishing nor beneficial.

If Moscow and Beijing terminate the UN Security Council’s mandate for sanctions on Iran, it will, in the near future, further inflame regional conflict and provide oxygen to the "Ayatollah regime" to renew its mischief in Iraq and Lebanon through its proxies, which continue to defy both national and international legitimacy. It also gives the Houthi group the green light for further attacks on the "GCC states" and Saudi Arabia, which is the economic and oil hub of the region.

This also leads to further disruption of the global economy, which is already suffering from high inflation, resembling the global hardship on the eve of World War II.

Here we ask: What do the great powers, especially China and Russia, expect from the peoples of the region? Are they aware of where the future of their massive investments with the Gulf Cooperation Council states is heading if they continue their obstinate stance toward Iran?

The two countries have a duty toward the peoples of the region, as well as the Arab and Islamic countries that have alliances with the "GCC states," which has contributed much to the world, while the other has contributed nothing.