Report: "The end of the Arabs’ automatic 'yes' to Washington"

Trump's failed "project freedom" to reopen Hormuz showed that "Arab states are no longer willing to pay, unconditionally, the price of a war they did not start."

For decades, "Arab states provided access & alignment; in return, they expected protection."

But they've been asking for years now: "would America really enter a costly war to defend its allies?"

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260618-project-freedom-and-the-end-of-the-arabs-automatic-yes-to-washington/

#USPol #EUPol #USGulfRelations #IranWar #news .

Project Freedom and the end of the Arabs’ automatic “yes” to Washington

When Donald Trump spoke of “Project Freedom” to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the plan was supposed to be a display of restored American deterrence: an operation meant to prove that Washington could…

Middle East Monitor

Report: "The end of the Arabs’ automatic 'yes' to Washington"

Trump's failed "project freedom" to reopen Hormuz showed that "Arab states are no longer willing to pay, unconditionally, the price of a war they did not start."

For decades, "Arab states provided access & alignment; in return, they expected protection."

But they've been asking for years now: "would America really enter a costly war to defend its allies?"

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260618-project-freedom-and-the-end-of-the-arabs-automatic-yes-to-washington/

#USPol #EUPol #USGulfRelations #IranWar #news .

Project Freedom and the end of the Arabs’ automatic “yes” to Washington

When Donald Trump spoke of “Project Freedom” to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the plan was supposed to be a display of restored American deterrence: an operation meant to prove that Washington could…

Middle East Monitor

Report: "The end of the Arabs’ automatic 'yes' to Washington"

Trump's failed "project freedom" to reopen Hormuz showed that "Arab states are no longer willing to pay, unconditionally, the price of a war they did not start."

For decades, "Arab states provided access & alignment; in return, they expected protection."

But they've been asking for years now: "would America really enter a costly war to defend its allies?"

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260618-project-freedom-and-the-end-of-the-arabs-automatic-yes-to-washington/

#USPol #EUPol #USGulfRelations #IranWar #news .

Project Freedom and the end of the Arabs’ automatic “yes” to Washington

When Donald Trump spoke of “Project Freedom” to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the plan was supposed to be a display of restored American deterrence: an operation meant to prove that Washington could…

Middle East Monitor

Report: "The end of the Arabs’ automatic 'yes' to Washington"

Trump's failed "project freedom" to reopen Hormuz showed that "Arab states are no longer willing to pay, unconditionally, the price of a war they did not start."

For decades, "Arab states provided access & alignment; in return, they expected protection."

But they've been asking for years now: "would America really enter a costly war to defend its allies?"

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260618-project-freedom-and-the-end-of-the-arabs-automatic-yes-to-washington/

#USPol #EUPol #USGulfRelations #IranWar #news .

Project Freedom and the end of the Arabs’ automatic “yes” to Washington

When Donald Trump spoke of “Project Freedom” to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the plan was supposed to be a display of restored American deterrence: an operation meant to prove that Washington could…

Middle East Monitor