Resentment grows as Gulf countries pay economic and military toll for Trump’s Iran war

The Middle East has now entered a period of unprecedented escalation when the administration of US President Donald Trump, in coordination with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, launched a military campaign against Iran on Feburary 28. The resulting war has scorched multiple nations and sent shockwaves across the globe. A new report by Reuters … The post Resentment grows as Gulf countries pay economic and military toll for Trump’s Iran war appeared first on Egypt Independent.


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