US in 'panic' at prospect of Gulf States going it alone, analyst says

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is reassuring Gulf allies that the United States will protect their interests as it works toward a final settlement of the Middle East war. But according to independent journalist Borzou Daraghai, speaking with France 24, the White House is experiencing what he describes as panic at the prospect of Gulf states pursuing their own security arrangements instead. Daraghai warns this could undermine the Abraham accords, the regional framework the US brokered. The tension captures Washington's central challenge: keeping Middle East allies committed to the current arrangement while simultaneously negotiating with Iran.

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