Current sectionMiddle East NewsAnalysis After a long period of vast influence over U.S. regional policy, Gulf states are now concerned they may have to adjust to a potential deal between Trump and the Iranian regime – which might focus on resolving the Strait of Hormuz blockade while ignoring the nuclear issueShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeZvi Bar'el10:50 PM • April 16 2026 IDTThe diplomacy U.S. President Donald Trump conducts through interviews, statements and posts may sound convincing – but it is not necessarily reliable.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Iran - U.S.Nuclear weaponsIranUnited Arab EmiratesDonald TrumpWorld PoliticsStrait of HormuzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran War Live UpdatesIran DealLebanon Cease-fireBen-GvirOrban-NetanyahuDeni AvdijaHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsraeli Government to Boost Funding for Anti-Arab Jerusalem Day Marches70 Palestinians in a Trash Truck: The Outcome of Israel's Factory of DesperationIsrael's Top Court Limits Ben-Gvir's Authority to Appoint Senior Police OfficersOpposing Weapons Sales to Israel Is the New Democratic Norm'Stop Settler Terror': Israelis and Palestinians Rally Against West Bank AttacksRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Envoy Slams Italian Magazine Cover About West Bank Settlers'Beautiful and Free of Jews': What Nazi Guidebook to Poland Recommended ReadersReport: Iran Has Thousands of Ballistic Missiles, U.S. Intelligence Estimates'Treason': Founder of Israel's Settlements Is Horrified by Rising Jewish TerrorIsraeli Actress Declines Independence Day Honor After Gaza Petition ControversyNetanyahu Could Have Learned His Lesson Last Time He Took Trump to War With Iran