Trump prioritizes US market stability over security of Persian Gulf allies: Analyst

A Qatar-based political analyst has castigated the Trump administration for prioritizing its own market stability over the security of Persian Gulf allies like Qatar.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Nayef Nahar, a political analyst based in Doha, said Washington has left its regional allies to "face their fate alone" as Iran retaliates against American-Israeli aggression with strikes targeting US bases and assets in the region.

He said US President Donald Trump's decision to postpone strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure was driven solely by fear of market volatility rather than concern for Persian Gulf countries, who have been dragged into this war by the US.

"Today, Trump postponed striking Iran's energy infrastructure out of fear of fluctuations in US market prices," Nahar said. "Yet for over twenty days, he has watched (Persian) Gulf societies come under Iranian missile strikes, as (Persian) Gulf economies incur tens of billions of dollars in damages, without this prompting any change in his decisions."

Nahar revealed that Persian Gulf warnings went unheeded before Washington decided to strike Iranian gas fields last week, which prompted strong Iranian retaliation.

"When the Qatari Minister of Energy warned his American counterpart that striking Iran's gas fields would inevitably trigger retaliatory strikes against gas fields in the (Persian) Gulf, he was disregarded," Nahar said.

"They attacked Iran anyway, leaving the (Persian) Gulf states to face their fate alone against Iranian missiles."

According to the analyst, the strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure failed to deliver any strategic gains while inflicting massive losses on the Persian Gulf's energy sector, a development he said ultimately benefits American gas companies.

"Striking Iran's gas fields did not create any strategic advantage, but rather inflicted massive losses upon the (Persian) Gulf's energy sector, which ultimately benefits American gas companies," Nahar said.

He added that Trump's focus remains narrowly fixed on energy markets rather than the welfare of regional partners.

"Trump only speaks about the Strait of Hormuz or the price of oil," Nahar said. "In his eyes, the (Persian) Gulf societies are barely worth a single barrel of crude."

The remarks come amid heightened regional tensions as the US-Israel war of aggression on Iran enters its fifth week, with Iran continuing to target Israeli military sites in the occupied territories and US assets across the region in response to indiscriminate attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure in Iran.

Last week, Trump threatened to target Iranian power plants if Iran didn’t open the Strait of Hormuz to American and Israeli tankers and later backed down due to market concerns.

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