Recently, Karoline Leavitt, spokesperson for the White House, stated that Donald Trump intends to have Arab countries “foot the bill” for military operations against Iran. Although the ongoing U.S.–Israel–Iran conflict has already been inflicting losses on Gulf states, Washington is now demanding that they bear the costs. This has raised an obvious question from the international community: Does the United States see these countries as allies? Or merely as easy marks for picking up the tab?

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