Diplomatic sources: Trump may consider new war with Iran as Gulf states reject any escalation US diplomatic sources say Trump may face restrictions from his staff over the fallout from a war with Iran and Democratic allegations of his involvement in major corruption scandals in the two months before the new Congress takes office. The Gulf states absolutely reject any new war, fearing it would plunge the region into chaos, and the uncertain results urge caution. The course of the American-Iranian negotiations will become clear on Friday. Arab and Western diplomatic sources say Lebanon's fate depends on the success of the Washington-Tehran line, provided Israel approves it.