{"id":19383,"date":"2026-08-16T23:01:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T18:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/?p=19383"},"modified":"2026-08-16T23:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T18:01:46","slug":"gulf-allies-grow-frusd-with-trumps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/2026\/08\/16\/gulf-allies-grow-frusd-with-trumps\/","title":{"rendered":"Gulf Allies Grow Frustrated With Trump\u2019s Iran Policy, Question US Security Commitment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gulf Allies Grow Frustrated With Trump\u2019s Iran Policy, Question US Security Commitment<\/strong><\/h3>\n

WASHINGTON: Frustration is growing among the United States\u2019 Gulf allies over President Donald<\/a> Trump\u2019s handling of diplomatic efforts to end the conflict with Iran, with some governments increasingly questioning Washington\u2019s reliability as a long-term security partner.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to a report by The Washington Post, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain have expressed growing dissatisfaction with the Trump administration following months of conflict, continued Iranian attacks and strikes by groups aligned with Tehran.<\/p>\n

The Gulf states are particularly concerned by what they view as an inconsistent US approach toward Iran. Trump has repeatedly issued tough warnings against Tehran before subsequently softening his position and citing progress in diplomatic negotiations.<\/p>\n

The report said some Gulf governments have begun discussing whether continuing to host major US military facilities remains in their strategic interests.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump started this war, and we are paying the price,\u201d a Gulf official was quoted as saying, adding that anger toward Washington had reached a peak.<\/p>\n

Despite the growing frustration, Gulf states remain heavily dependent on the United States for military protection, security cooperation and advanced weapons supplies. Qatar and Bahrain host major US military installations in the region.<\/p>\n

However, concerns over Washington\u2019s policy have reportedly encouraged some countries to explore alternative security arrangements and diversify their defence partnerships.<\/p>\n

A senior European official told The Washington Post that the recently signed mutual defence agreement between Saudi Arabia, T\u00fcrkiye and Pakistan could be viewed as a signal to Washington that major regional powers are seeking greater strategic independence.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pact shows the three powerful states are trying to diversify their security and defence partnerships. In their mind, the US is not enough,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n

The White House, however, rejected suggestions that relations between Washington and its Gulf allies were deteriorating.<\/p>\n

A White House official said Trump maintains \u201cextraordinary relationships\u201d with US partners in the region and that Washington has remained in regular contact with its allies since before the launch of Operation Epic Fury.<\/p>\n

The official also claimed that Iran is \u201cmore isolated than ever before\u201d as a result of what Washington describes as Tehran\u2019s terrorist activities.<\/p>\n

Trump has recently said the United States has two options for dealing with Iran: waiting for its economy to collapse or launching another major military operation.<\/p>\n

The US president has also said he intends to announce that the Strait of Hormuz is US territory, a claim strongly rejected by Iran.<\/p>\n

Tehran has ridiculed the proposal, arguing that a strategically vital international waterway cannot be claimed as US territory through a social media post.<\/p>\n

The growing tensions highlight a widening dilemma for Washington\u2019s Gulf partners, which continue to rely on US military capabilities while simultaneously seeking greater control over their own regional security arrangements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gulf Allies Grow Frustrated With Trump\u2019s Iran Policy, Question US Security Commitment WASHINGTON: Frustration is growing among the United States\u2019 Gulf allies over President Donald Trump\u2019s handling of diplomatic efforts to end the conflict with Iran, with some governments increasingly questioning Washington\u2019s reliability as a long-term security partner. According to a report by The Washington […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2297,2299],"tags":[3775],"class_list":["post-19383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-world","tag-donald-trump-usa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19383"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19385,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19383\/revisions\/19385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}