The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that a major offensive against Iran was unnecessary because of the success of economic sanctions whereas the GCC planned for the deployment of joint military forces to a newly-established base in Kuwait. In the Strait of Hormuz, the Revolutionary Guard of Iran said that three oil tankers sustained damages due to the utilization of unauthorized routes whereas the Houthis claimed the attacks of drones and missiles against the targets in Saudi Arabia including Riyadh airport and oil pipelines. In addition, Qatar initiated an emergency relief operation in Gaza due to flooding caused by the harsh winter storms in the displacement tents and put many buildings in danger of collapsing. Finally, the G7 foreign ministers reached an agreement in Paris about the necessity of preventing a security vacuum in Lebanon due to the expiration of the UN peacekeeper mandate at the end of the year.
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