"If someone tries to negotiate a ceasefire make sure to murder them. So important we'll involve another country in a war."
The Economist's Middle East correspondent:
Immediate consequence, I suspect, will be to blow up ceasefire negotiations
Beyond that:
did Trump know in advance? Implications either way
bombing a Gulf state is going to deeply unnerve everyone in the GCC (already on edge after the Iran war). An enormous red line crossed
https://x.com/glcarlstrom/status/1965404675743867130
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"If someone tries to negotiate a ceasefire make sure to murder them. So important we'll involve another country in a war."
The Economist's Middle East correspondent:
https://x.com/glcarlstrom/status/1965404675743867130