Donald Trump after a speech to American troops at the Al-Udeid base in Qatar in May 2025. (Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
As the Trump administration openly discusses possible military intervention against Iran amid a massive crackdown on protests, concern is mounting in the Middle East. U.S. President Donald Trump addressed Iranian protesters directly on Tuesday, calling on them to defy the authorities and seize state institutions. “Help is on its way,” he wrote on Truth Social. While the scale and nature of a possible U.S. strike remain unclear, the prospect of an escalation is already enough to alarm the region’s countries, who are stepping up calls for restraint. Behind the scenes, this possibility is particularly troubling to Washington's regional partners, especially in the Gulf, who fear both immediate security repercussions and lasting instability. In Lebanon Could Hezbollah survive the fall of the Iranian regime? US bases in the Gulf under...
As the Trump administration openly discusses possible military intervention against Iran amid a massive crackdown on protests, concern is mounting in the Middle East. U.S. President Donald Trump addressed Iranian protesters directly on Tuesday, calling on them to defy the authorities and seize state institutions. “Help is on its way,” he wrote on Truth Social. While the scale and nature of a possible U.S. strike remain unclear, the prospect of an escalation is already enough to alarm the region’s countries, who are stepping up calls for restraint. Behind the scenes, this possibility is particularly troubling to Washington's regional partners, especially in the Gulf, who fear both immediate security repercussions and lasting instability. In Lebanon Could Hezbollah survive the fall of the Iranian regime? US bases in the Gulf...
