Is the Iran War Tipping the Gulf Away From the U.S.?

Joseph Addington· Jun 10, 2026 · 4:01 AM UTC ·5 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 39 views

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Foreign Affairs Is the Iran War Tipping the Gulf Away From the U.S.? On June 3, as messages continued to pass between Iranian and American negotiators, the U.S. endangered diplomacy with renewed aggression against Iran. Enforcing the blockade on Iranian ports, U.S. forces fired a Hellfire missile into the engine room of a Botswana-flagged oil tanker.

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▪Foreign Affairs Is the Iran War Tipping the Gulf Away From the U.S.?
▪On June 3, as messages continued to pass between Iranian and American negotiators, the U.S. endangered diplomacy with renewed aggression against Iran.
▪Enforcing the blockade on Iranian ports, U.S. forces fired a Hellfire missile into the engine room of a Botswana-flagged oil tanker.

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▪ Has the U.S. Lost the Iran War? — The Free Press

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Foreign Affairs Is the Iran War Tipping the Gulf Away From the U.S.? The countries that have borne the brunt of Iranian retaliation have an incentive to diversify their security structures. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) / <div class="o-image__issue-wrapper"> <img class="o-image__image" srcset="https://tac.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/TAC_Ted_mug.jpg?auto=format&crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=32 32w, https://tac.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/TAC_Ted_mug.jpg?auto=format&crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=32 32w, https://tac.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/TAC_Ted_mug.jpg?auto=format&crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=32 32w,…

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