[Trump's] attack not only reinforced the value of nuclear weapons to Iran, but also to the other countries in the region.
[U]nity among the Arab Gulf states is completely collapsing.
Burden sharing is a desired goal that has been reiterated by successive U.S. administrations.
[T]he U.S. ... continues to look at the Gulf in the same old way.
National sovereignty is not subject to how big or how rich states are.
[T]he dispute was created by ... Trump in order to milk the Gulf states.
Riyadh and its Gulf partners have not rushed into China’s embrace. The Gulf “milk cows” remain loyal to those who put them in their positions and keep them in power.
[T]he U.S.' aggressive stance against Iran does not necessarily mean that it is ready to protect the GCC countries from Tehran’s ambitions.
Dealing with this asymmetrical means of waging war ... requires more tactical intuition than one can expect from a Trump.