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With a common foe, they cannot afford petty feuds
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Gulf states could join the conflict

Further regional conflict could bring chaos—and opportunities

How far could each side escalate?

Can the emirate keep people and investors coming?

Stranded Gulf supplies are choking off the region’s economies

They might welcome the Islamic Republic’s collapse but dread what would follow