The Gulf states officially welcomed the U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war, yet articles in the Gulf press, particularly Saudi, express deep suspicion regarding Iran's true intentions and willingness to abandon its nuclear program and regional ambitions. Editorials hoped for peace but voiced skepticism, citing past experiences and the difficulty of trusting Iran.
Many stressed that a fundamental change in the Iranian regime's regional conduct, including its ballistic missile program and proxies, is essential, arguing that without such changes, the agreement would be flawed and fail to produce genuine change. Concerns were raised that the Trump administration might fall into an "Iranian trap" by focusing solely on the nuclear issue and freedom of navigation through the Straits of Hormuz and Bab Al-Mandab, ignoring Iran's attacks on Gulf states, its missile arsenal, and regional proxies. Such a partial agreement, critics warned, would grant Iran significant gains it failed to achieve through war, with one writer comparing it to the 1938 Munich Agreement.
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