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While reluctant to join the war effort and expand the conflict, after having been hit by Iranian strikes, the Gulf states are now fearful of an emboldened Iran in control of oil routes. 'We have to live through the results,' a top adviser to Qatar's prime minister warns

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Several Gulf states are urging the United States not to halt its strikes on Iran until threats to vital oil routes are neutralized, three Gulf sources told Reuters, though they have not called for a broader war.