Gulf countries facing Iranian attacks no longer believe that the US is capable of defending them.
“Elchi” reports that “Foreign Policy” magazine wrote about this.
The entire order in the Persian Gulf countries has long been based on US security guarantees. Gulf leaders believed they had better relations with US President Donald Trump than with previous American leaders.
They appreciated his endless interest in the financial potential of the region’s countries and his preference for autocracy over democracy. The article states that they also noted his position on the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and his support for the new Syrian government.
The magazine writes, “They find it difficult to believe in the US’s inability to protect oil facilities and shipping, as well as its inability or unwillingness to immediately replenish its dwindling interceptor missile reserves. There is a deep feeling that US military bases have become more of a source of threat than security.” “Foreign Policy” added that this uncertainty has been a shocking discovery for a region that was once an oasis of stability and prosperity in the Middle East.
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