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Senior UAE official says Gulf faces 'prolonged uncertainty' with no settlement to Iran war
Senior UAE official says Gulf faces 'prolonged uncertainty' with no settlement to Iran war A senior UAE official warned that the Gulf must be prepared for a “long period of uncertainty” in which the U
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Senior UAE official says Gulf faces 'prolonged uncertainty' with no settlement to Iran war
A senior UAE official warned that the Gulf must be prepared for a “long period of uncertainty” in which the US and Iran are not able to come to a political settlement to end their war, leaving the region in a state of limbo.
"We should... prepare for a long period of uncertainty in which neither a decisive resolution nor stable regional order can be taken for granted,” Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic advisor to UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed, said on Monday at a forum in Abu Dhabi.
Gargash’s remarks come as the Middle East tries to decipher whether US President Donald Trump will launch fresh strikes on Iran.
Expectations of a new attack were high until last week, when on 3 November the Democrats won a sweeping midterm election victory that Trump and Vice President JD Vance attributed to the unpopularity of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Trump told CNN on Monday it was “highly unlikely” he would attack while negotiations are ongoing.