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WP: Persian Gulf countries realize US inability to reach agreement with Iran

16 August 2026 00:12 (UTC +04:00)

The Persian Gulf states, among the US allies, are increasingly convinced of the American administration's inability to achieve a diplomatic resolution to the war against Iran, APA reports citing The Washington Post (WP).

According to the newspaper, "irritation with Washington is growing in the Persian Gulf countries as US allies become increasingly concerned <...> about the failure to undertake the diplomatic efforts needed to secure a peace deal with Iran." According to the newspaper's sources, "Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain are united in their dissatisfaction with the US administration."

"Some of them have begun discussing the advisability of further deploying major US military installations on their territory," WP notes. Dissatisfaction with US actions has "reached a peak" since the start of the military operation against Iran. The publication emphasizes that this is confirmed by the signing of the Mecca Pact by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Türkiye, which stipulates that an attack on one of the countries will be considered aggression against all signatories.