The IDF said on Wednesday that some Gulf countries are already in the fight against Iran.

IDF sources would not identify which countries or their different levels of involvement.

However, foreign reports have indicated that the Saudis, the UAE, Qatar, and possibly others may already have attacked Iran or have expressed interest in doing so.

US President Donald Trump - Operation Epic Fury. March 2, 2026.  (credit: SCREENSHOT/ X / @WhiteHouse)
US President Donald Trump - Operation Epic Fury. March 2, 2026. (credit: SCREENSHOT/ X / @WhiteHouse)

IDF says that Trump will not cut the war short

In addition, the IDF said that it does not believe US President Donald Trump will cut the current war short in the coming days.

Moreover, the IDF said that from familiarity with the Trump administration and top US defense officials, there is no current sense of pressure to artificially shorten the war due to outside pressures, such as domestic American political criticism.

Polls have shown 75% of Americans are unhappy with the war, and the US Congress is expected soon to vote on whether to restrain Trump's authority to continue the war, though the vote may be symbolic, since even if it passes by a slim majority, the US president could veto it short of a two-thirds super majority.

Next, the IDF said that over 1,000 American soldiers are physically present in Israel to assist with joint war coordination with the IDF.

There have been around 4,00-5,000 telephone calls, cockpit radio communications, and other communications between Israeli and US officials every day since the start of the war in a stunning, unprecedented level of coordination.

According to the IDF, there is also constant communication "in English" with other countries in the region under the CENTCOM umbrella.

The IDF complimented America on having 10 times the level of refueling capacity compared to Israel, allowing them to reuse aircraft more rapidly for additional air strike sorties.

Breaking down military responsibility, Israel has mostly handled western Iran, parts of Tehran, and some of central Iran, while the US has mostly handled southern Iran, parts of Tehran, and Israel hopes eventually to handle eastern Iran.