Trump could ask Gulf states to contribute to cost of war, says White House
Washington’s regional allies are bearing brunt of retaliatory attacks by Iran
Washington’s regional allies are bearing brunt of retaliatory attacks by Iran

Arab rulers had feted Trump and urged him to avoid military option that would leave them exposed to retaliation

Tehran targets regional countries housing American bases despite their refusal to allow attacks from their territory

President warns of hits on oil wells, Kharg Island and desalination plants unless agreement reached ‘shortly’

Despite their resentment, states in the region need American and Israeli technology to defend themselves

Washington is ill-equipped to handle the regional conflagration it has unleashed

Nearly five weeks after US and Israel attacked Iran, Washington’s Gulf ally frets about the damage