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How Gulf states view possible US strike on Iran

Saudi Arabia has led a quiet push — alongside Oman and Qatar — to persuade Washington against intervening militarily, warning that escalation would rattle oil markets and risk destabilizing the Gulf.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 5, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

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This week, GCC policymakers are watching events in Iran with mounting unease, less for what the protests mean for Tehran’s internal future than for how a prolonged crisis, or a sudden US-Iran escalation, could ricochet across Gulf security and energy markets.

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