Trump's Iran Bombing Fails to Draw Arab Allies; Gulf States Mourn Khamenei

Since February, Trump has been bombing Iran, but no Arab state has been drawn into the war. Instead, Qatar and Saudi Arabia mourned the Iranian leader Khamenei, sending delegations to his funeral after his assassination by Israel. Iran also condoled the death of former Qatari ruler Khalifa al-Thani, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghtschi traveling to Doha for the burial. Despite Iranian attacks on US bases in Qatar causing damage, the long-standing cooperation between the two countries—such as joint management of oil fields in the Gulf—remains unaffected. This reveals shifting power dynamics in the Gulf region.