The story: On Jan. 24, Israeli newspaper Haaretz quoted security officials in Tel-Aviv as confirming that the US military will soon deploy Israeli-made Iron Dome missile interceptor batteries in its bases across the Gulf. This is understood to be part of Washington’s defense strategy against possible Iranian attacks. Such a development has triggered mixed reactions by regional media. 

The coverage: On Jan. 25, the website of the Qatar-linked Arabi Post highlighted how the Iron Dome system would be reportedly deployed to protect the Arab Gulf in the aftermath of the “failure” of the US Patriot anti aircraft system...