US EditionTrump was warned of likely Iranian retaliation on Gulf allies: Reuters
U.S. intelligence warned Trump that strikes on Iran could provoke retaliation targeting Gulf allies, risking regional conflict and disruption of 20% of global oil supplies, officials said.
- President Donald Trump admitted he was "shocked" by Iran's retaliation against Gulf allies following the U.S.-Israeli air war on Iran, despite prior warnings from U.S. intelligence about potential Iranian responses.
- U.S. intelligence briefed Trump before the attack that Iran might retaliate against Gulf states such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, describing this response as possible but not guaranteed.
- Critics argued that Trump's surprise showed a lack of preparedness despite intelligence and war planning anticipating such retaliation from Iran across the Middle East.
- Iran's retaliatory strikes have targeted U.S. bases, Gulf states, and energy facilities, causing disruptions including closure or disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and global energy price spikes.
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President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that “nobody” expected Iran to launch retaliatory attacks across the Middle East after the U.S. and Israel bombed Tehran on Feb. 28. But just four days before the U.S.-Israeli strike sparked the Iran war, a former State Department official who served on Trump’s Iran negotiating team warned of this exact scenario unfolding.
Trump was warned Iran would lash out at Gulf neighbours
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