About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Trump's actions regarding Iran and the resulting vulnerabilities faced by Gulf states.

Arab Digest editor William Law's guest this week is the Gulf analyst Giorgio Cafiero. Donald Trump blundered into the Iran war. He wants to bully and bluff his way out but Iran is holding firm. This leaves the Gulf states in an increasingly vulnerable and dangerous predicament caught on the frontlines of a war they were not consulted about and never wanted. Sign up NOW at ArabDigest.org for free to join the club and start receiving our daily newsletter & weekly podcasts.

People in this episode

Host: William Law

Guest: Giorgio Cafiero

Topics covered

• GCC
• Iran
• Trump
• Gulf states
• Middle East politics
• war
• foreign policy

Keywords

• GCC
• Iran
• Trump
• Gulf states
• foreign policy
• Middle East
• war
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arab Digest

Places: Iran, Gulf states, United States

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