Will US midterm election results spare Gulf states from further war?

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Following the US midterm elections, President Trump acknowledged that the war with Iran may have contributed to his party's defeat, while analysts suggest a lame-duck presidency could escalate foreign interventions. Gulf states, caught between potential US-Iran conflict and Iranian threats to regional infrastructure, are seeking diplomatic off-ramps amidst heightened security measures.

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The US midterm results showed how unpopular Donald Trump's Iran war is. Now, Gulf countries, trapped for months in the middle of the war between the US and Iran, see reason for optimism.

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