The United States has proved to be an unreliable security partner for the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, prompting them to diversify their defense partnerships, Mehran Kamrava, a professor of Government at Georgetown University in Qatar, told TASS. The current conflict has proven that America’s national security concerns, not the security concerns of the Persian Gulf states, are its primary concerns," he pointed out when asked whether the Arab monarchies continued to rely on US security guarantees amid the ongoing crisis. Speaking about the conflict's outlook, the expert pointed to differences in the strategies pursued by Tehran and Washington. The United States and Israel launched a military operation against Iran on February 28, striking Tehran and other major Iranian cities. The following day, the United States resumed airstrikes on Iran, prompting Tehran to renew attacks on US facilities in the Middle East.