Iran needs to come to terms with Gulf neighbors
A woman walks past a large tiled image of Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran on May 9, 2026. (AFP)
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The US is oscillating between deal or no deal with Iran. Every day we see media reports about differing conditions for the signing of an agreement, or a ceasefire, or a memorandum of understanding. Even if a deal is reached, it will be more of a framework for an agreement. Hence the path to a final accord still lies ahead of us and is still not secure. However, Iran could play it smart; it could hedge its bets and the best way to do that would be to start negotiating with the Arab Gulf states, and Saudi Arabia in particular.
