The Gulf's Powder Keg: Trump's Bluster and the Quest for a Diplomatic Exit As the Middle East teeters on the brink of further conflict, President Donald Trump's bombastic statements have become all too familiar.
Yet beneath the bravado lies a more nuanced reality – one that pits the United States against a nation willing to absorb punishment rather than yield.
The latest salvo in this ongoing saga was unleashed last Friday, with US missiles pounding targets across Iran amidst 13 consecutive nights of strikes.