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Politics● ElevatedJun 24 · Jun 24, 2026, 9:13 PM

US in 'panic' at prospect of Gulf States going it alone, analyst says

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from France 24 [en]

Secretary of State Marco Rubio promised the United States' Gulf allies that Washington would protect their interests as it seeks to hammer out a final settlement of the Middle East war in talks with Iran. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, independent journalist and author of the newsletter Badlands Borzou Daraghai says that the White House is experiencing "panic" at the prospect of Gulf countries creating an alternative security arrangement in the region that could undermine the Abraham accords.

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