Analysis-Gulf States Press US to Neutralise Iran for Good as Hormuz Crisis Deepens

March 17, 2026

By Samia Nakhoul
DUBAI, March 16 (Reuters) – Gulf Arab states did not ask the U.S. to go to war with Iran, but many are ⁠now ⁠urging it not to stop short by leaving the Islamic Republic still able ⁠to threaten the Gulf’s oil lifeline and the economie… [5866 chars]