Gulf states scramble to avert another U.S.-Israeli war on Iran they cannot stop

by | Oct 31, 2026 | Mondo Weiss | 0 comments

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, January 28, 2020, in the East Room of the White House to unveil details of the Trump administration’s Middle East Peace Plan. (Photo: Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead/Flickr)Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Türkiye sent top security officials to Tehran as fears grow of a renewed U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. With little leverage over Trump, the Gulf states face devastating consequences if the war resumes.