🇮🇷🇺🇸 Gulf States are signaling flexibility on Iran deal...
Reports indicate Gulf countries are willing to live with Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz, if it leads to a broader agreement with Tehran.
They appear ready to accept limited progress on Iran’s missile capabilities and incomplete solutions for the proxy forces active throughout the region.
Trump has already indicated openness to ending hostilities without a full nuclear pact, so long as commercial shipping can move freely once again.
With 1/5 of the world’s oil and 1/4 of its LNG flowing through that narrow chokepoint, any arrangement that cements Iranian leverage there would reshape energy security and regional influence for years to come.