Donald Trump has tried to woo the Middle East with high-profile visits and profitable business deals, but his chaotic Iran war has undone any good work, leaving Gulf leaders keen to see the end of the conflict and the US president’s meddling, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

Editorial: An American blockade in the strait of Hormuz raises energy-market dangers after failed negotiations – pushing a fragile ceasefire closer to collapse

Donald Trump has tried to woo the Middle East with high-profile visits and profitable business deals, but his chaotic Iran war has undone any good work, leaving Gulf leaders keen…

US president’s desperation for war to end has seen him trying to speed through a process he does not fully control