Iran perceives that threatening Gulf economies is more effective at preventing U.S. military intervention than threatening Israel, because Gulf allies with direct access to President Donald Trump would urge him to avoid war, whereas threats against Israel do not necessarily produce the same diplomatic pressure on Washington.

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  United States and Iran on the Brink: What's at Stake? - CSIS

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• United States and Iran on the Brink: What's at Stake? - CSIS www.csis.org CSIS via serper

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