{"id":214093,"date":"2025-01-13T12:26:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T12:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/13\/what-an-upended-mideast-means-for-trump-and-u-s-gulf-allies\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T12:26:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T12:26:33","slug":"what-an-upended-mideast-means-for-trump-and-u-s-gulf-allies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/13\/what-an-upended-mideast-means-for-trump-and-u-s-gulf-allies\/","title":{"rendered":"What an Upended Mideast Means for Trump and U.S. Gulf Allies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When Donald J. Trump was last president of the United States, the wealthy monarchies of the Persian Gulf had a mostly harmonious relationship with his administration. As Mr. Trump prepares to return to the White House, the leaders of those Gulf countries have generally welcomed him back.<\/p>\n

But this time around, the Gulf states and Mr. Trump appear to be diverging on several cornerstone issues, like Israel and Iran. Differences over energy policies could also be a source of friction.<\/p>\n

It is unlikely that there will be major tensions or ruptures with U.S. allies in the Gulf. But Mr. Trump will be encountering a region that has seen drastic shifts since Israel launched its war on Gaza<\/a> in response to the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, 2023<\/a>, in which the Israeli authorities say about 1,200 people were killed and about 250 taken hostage.<\/p>\n

The war in Gaza, in which at least 45,000 people have been killed, according to health officials in the enclave, has rippled across the region. In Lebanon, the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah has been battered by more than a year of fighting against Israel. And in Syria, rebels toppled the regime<\/a> of Bashar al-Assad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n