By Samia NakhoulBEIRUT, June 15 (Reuters) - The U.S.-Iran deal may silence the guns, but it cannot alter the verdict of more than three months of war. The region has emerged from one of its most dangerous crises in decades with the balance of power broadly unchanged, Iran politically emboldened, and Gulf confidence in U.S. protection deeply shaken, Gulf sources, diplomats and analysts say.

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By Samia NakhoulBEIRUT, June 15 (Reuters) - The U.S.-Iran deal may silence the guns, but it cannot alter the verdict of more than three months of war. The region has emerged from…

Experts say the regional balance of power remains largely unchanged, while Iran appears politically strengthened

Gulf nations face a precarious future after Iran's attacks. A new deal offers only a temporary reprieve, leaving them vulnerable to regional proxies and missiles. Analysts suggest…

The deal may halt the fighting, but it leaves Iran’s nuclear and missile programs unresolved, with Tehran intact, Gulf states exposed and confidence in US protection badly shaken

Few analysts believe final settlement can be reached in 60 days – and even if it is, war and instability could soon return

By Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi and Maayan LubellEVIAN-LES-BAINS, France/DUBAI/JERUSALEM, June 16 (Reuters) - Doubts swirled around the U.S.-Iran interim deal to end the war in…

Few analysts believe final settlement can be reached in 60 days – and even if it is, war and instability could soon return

Tehran strengthened by emerging agreement, especially in the eyes of Arab countries, which fear future attacks and so will offer economic support; Axis of extremist Sunni states…