"Although Trump facilitated hundreds of billions in Gulf Arab state investments in U.S.-based tech startups, investment firms and big businesses — many of which already heavily relied on those countries anyway — all of that is in danger if Iran continues to keep the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed."

#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz #stupidity #lies #disinformation #economy #GulfStates
/22

"President Donald Trump and his administration are 'really freaked out' as it becomes increasingly clear that the US could lose hundreds of billions in Gulf Arab investments as a result of his unprovoked war against Iran."

~ Matthew Rozsa

#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #stupidity #lies #disinformation #economy #GulfStates
/21

https://www.alternet.org/cost-of-war-with-iran-2676625980/

Trump admin 'really freaked out' by hundreds of billions in Iran war costs

President Donald Trump and his administration are “really freaked out” as it becomes increasingly clear that the US could lose hundreds of billions in Gulf Arab investments as a result of his unprovoked war against Iran.“What has really freaked people out is that the Gulf Arabs have warned that they...

Alternet.org

Wait....they abandoned the bases in the desert and are now hiding out in local hotels, bringing Iranian missiles down on them all?

lol, this does not sound like winning....

#OperationFuckUp #OperationEpicFury #IranWar #GulfStates #USPol #USpolitics #USMilitary #Iran

Gulf states’ scepticism over alleged US-Iran talks signals a distrust of Trump | US-Israel war on Iran | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/26/gulf-states-scepticism-over-alleged-us-iran-talks-signals-a-distrust-of-trump

Maybe, just maybe, they're wising up at long last.

#Iran #AmericanEmpire #Trump #GCC #GulfStates

Gulf states’ scepticism over alleged US-Iran talks signals a distrust of Trump

Reluctance to cheerlead alleged US ceasefire efforts reflects suspicion talk of peace could be another foil for escalation

The Guardian
WHO warns of health crisis ‘unfolding in real time’ across Middle East

Hostilities should halt and healthcare facilities must be treated as ‘safe havens’, WHO’s regional chief has said

The Guardian

After war on Iran, is US protection still worth the cost for the Gulf? | Al Mayadeen English
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/after-war-on-iran--is-us-protection-still-worth-the-cost-for

Speculative, but interesting.

#Iran #AmericanEmpire #GulfStates #GCC

Same policies, changed expectations: The U.S., Israel and Iran

Since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, the war between the three states has been…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #Gulfstates #iranwar #Israel #Israeliexpansionism #MiddleEast #US-ISRAEL-IRANWAR
https://www.newsbeep.com/450445/

"That same month, Epstein emailed Bannon to let him know 'MBS coming to wash 19th' [sic]. Bannon replied: 'To have breakfast with Jared.' …

And as a private citizen with deep ties to Netanyahu and MBS – who are both interested in blowing Iran into the Stone Age – he has played a pivotal role in igniting a regional war."

#Trump #JaredKushner #Epstein #Iran #war #corruption #Netanyahu #Putin #GulfStates
/7

"Trump’s first Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was frustrated that Jared was effectively setting up a parallel state department.

In February 2019, Jared was stripped of his top-level security clearance – but by then, it hardly mattered. He was already communicating directly with Saudi and Emirati crown princes via WhatsApp."

#Trump #JaredKushner #Epstein #Iran #war #corruption #Netanyahu #Putin #GulfStates
/6

"And Jared has been waist deep in the region ever since, up to and including the moment he walked away from negotiations with Iran. ...

The 'adults in the room' in the first Trump administration were troubled by this mode of foreign policy. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster warned that Kushner was freelancing and 'might make naive mistakes.'”

#Trump #JaredKushner #Epstein #Iran #war #corruption #Netanyahu #Putin #GulfStates
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