Author: Ian Storey
Published: 15 April 2026
ISEAS Perspective 2026/25
On 7 April 2026, it was announced that the US and Iran had agreed to a two-week ceasefire. The pause in hostilities provides a suitable opportunity to assess how the Third Gulf War has impacted Southeast Asia thus far and to signpost what the conflict’s long-term consequences might be. The war began on 28 February when the US and Israel launched coordinated air and missile strikes – codenamed Operation Epic Fury – targeting Iran’s military infrastructure, political leadership, and facilities associated with the country’s nuclear weapons programme. Iran responded with retaliatory missile and drone attacks against Israel, and US military bases and energy facilities in neighbouring Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
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