Having read it, how are UAE and the Saudis opposing each other in this proxy war while being nearly joined at the hip in their actual neighborhood? Your article was informative and I learned from reading it but this whole dynamic still makes zero sense to me. They don't talk? Maybe it makes zero sense to anyone.

It's blood against blood, but it's quite rare for people to rise up while there's an external enemy. Russia 1917 is the only example I can think of?

If.

This isn't little league.

All of those gulf countries would face mass, mass casualties if Iran had chosen to target desalination plants. They are smart enough to know what did and didnt happen regardless of your level of understanding.

The complete lack of regard for non-Israeli life says more than any propaganda ever could.

All of those countries except Iraq facilitated this war, the weapon launches were overwhelmingly from land bases on their territory. If they want to talk with Iran about discounts for expelling american airbases, I'm sure they could find an audience.

BYD was a battery company first and expanded into cars

Saying "you can trade the basket yourself minus the names you don't like" is not a real counterargument. Most of us are not going to do that, I'm not going to do that and I'm writing this post right now. John Doe is certainly not doing that.