Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Al Jazeera that the US will continue to support its allies in the regional allies facing Iranian attacks on energy infrastructure, embassies and airports.
But at the same time, the White House has suggested that President Trump will ask Arab countries to cover the costs of the war against Iran, which is estimated to be in the billions. Analyst Zeidon Al-Kinani argues Israel, not Gulf nations, should bear the financial burden, as Netanyahu’s government pushed Washington into the war with an Israel-centric policy that ignored consequences for longstanding US allies in the region. Gulf states had called for diplomacy and de-escalation before the conflict began.

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