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The Gulf Did Not Stay Out
Royal Saudi Air Force F-15s in formation with a US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker over the US Central Command area of responsibility, September 10, 2020. Source: US Air Force / Staff Sgt. Justin Parsons, via DVIDS.
The Iran war did not unify the GCC. It exposed four divergent Gulf postures: Emirati escalation, Saudi contradiction, Kuwaiti ambiguity, Qatari restraint, and an Iraq too compromised to protest.
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- 01Aramco Says Oil Markets Won’t Normalize Until 2027May 13, 2026
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- 03THE BASE IRAQ COULDN’T SEE, AND WASHINGTON COULDN’T DISOWNMay 13, 2026
- 04THE TANKER MARKET BET AGAINST DIPLOMACYMay 8, 2026
- 05HALF OF RUSSIA’S IRAN-WAR OIL WINDFALL IS BEING PAID BACK TO OIL COMPANIESMay 6, 2026
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