US congressional election alarm for Trump's Arab allies The Iran war has made the problems of the Persian Gulf more urgent and more expensive.
According to Al-Monitor, a year ago, the countries rich in energy resources of the Persian Gulf played a central role in the promise of Donald Trump, the American president, regarding the economic revival of the United States, and at the beginning of his second term they pledged to invest trillions of dollars in the United States.
That momentum culminated in November 2025 during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to Washington, leading to key agreements, including a long-sought civilian nuclear deal.
Since then, months of damage and export disruptions have reduced the possibility of investing in international deals at local costs. The cost of repairing infrastructure, rebuilding defenses and restoring confidence in the Persian Gulf economies will weigh on the region for years.
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