Leslie Chats With Daniel Benaim on the Future of the Gulf Order, Iran, and the Strait of Hormuz

About this episode

Leslie Palti-Guzman discusses the evolving Gulf order and relations with Iran and the U.S. with Daniel Benaim.

🎙️ New Energy Vista Episode As the Iran war enters a fragile diplomatic phase, are Gulf states converging on a common strategy or pursuing increasingly divergent paths toward Iran and the United States? In this episode of Energy Vista, Leslie Palti-Guzman sits down with Daniel Benaim, Distinguished Fellow at the Middle East Institute and Founder of Benaim Advisory. The conversation comes at a pivotal moment. While attention remains focused on the future of the Strait of Hormuz and global energy flows, Gulf countries are reassessing their relationships with Iran, the United States, and one another following one of the most significant regional conflicts in decades. Leslie and Daniel discuss: 🔹 Whether the Iran war strengthened or weakened Gulf unity 🔹 Why some Gulf states were more heavily targeted than others 🔹 The differing approaches of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and Oman toward Iran 🔹 Whether Gulf states can accommodate Iran while protecting their economic and security interests 🔹 The future of the Strait of Hormuz and the implications for regional energy security 🔹 The future of U.S.-Gulf relations and whether a new regional order is emerging or whether the United…

People in this episode

Host: Leslie Palti-Guzman

Guest: Daniel Benaim

Topics covered

• Gulf states strategy
• Iran relations
• U.S.-Gulf relations
• energy security
• regional conflicts
• diplomacy

Keywords

• Gulf unity
• Iran war
• energy flows
• regional order
• diplomacy
• deterrence
• trade flows

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Middle East Institute

Places: Iran, United States, Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Oman

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