About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of the Iran war on Donald Trump's support base and his relationships with Gulf allies.
Arab Digest editor William Law's guest this week is the Quincy Institute's Annelle Sheline. Their conversation explores the damage that the Iran war is doing to Donald Trump's MAGA base and what the casual and contemptuous manner in which he treats his Gulf allies will mean for present and future relations with the GCC as Netanyahu strives to further exploit the president's guileless acceptance that Israel with America's backing is winning wars that are in fact already lost. 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: Annelle Sheline
Topics covered
- Iran war
- Trump's MAGA base
- Gulf allies
- GCC relations
- Israel
- political analysis
Keywords
- Iran war
- Trump
- GCC
- Gulf allies
- Netanyahu
- politics
- Middle East
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Quincy Institute, Israel, GCC
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