{"id":128256,"date":"2026-06-25T18:14:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=128256"},"modified":"2026-06-25T18:14:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:14:48","slug":"any-us-iran-deal-will-ensure-security-of-gulf-allies-rubio-assures-gcc-nations-during-mideast-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/128256\/","title":{"rendered":"Any US-Iran deal will ensure security of Gulf allies, Rubio assures GCC nations during Mideast tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Web desk(National Times)- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Gulf allies on Thursday that any\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/live\/iran-israel-war\">deal with Iran<\/a>\u00a0would take their interests into account, as he wrapped up a Middle East trip aimed at selling the Trump administration\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2010661\">preliminary accord<\/a>\u00a0to sceptical regional partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at a meeting of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1943352\">Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)<\/a>&nbsp;in Bahrain, home to the US Navy\u2019s Fifth Fleet, Rubio said Washington was seeking an enduring peace with long-time foe Iran that would not undermine the security and prosperity of its allies in the oil-rich region, which fear the accord is too soft on Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran fought two of the world\u2019s most powerful armies \u2014 the US and Israel \u2014 during the conflict and took effective control of the vital Strait of Hormuz, heavily disrupting oil flows and rattling global energy markets and the wider economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The war began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February, and Tehran targeted US assets and bases in Gulf countries in retaliation. It, however, has not accepted responsibility for all of those attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the GCC meeting, Rubio said: \u201cThe reality of it is that no country on Earth has the right to charge for the use of international waterways. And that will never be an acceptable condition of any deal. The president\u2019s been fundamentally clear about that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bahrain\u2019s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, who chaired the gathering, welcomed Oman\u2019s announcement of a corridor for the safe passage of vessels through the strait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rubio\u2019s three-day tour of the Gulf is the first high-level diplomatic mission since the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2008236\/what-we-know-about-14-point-deal-so-far\">US-Iran framework agreement<\/a>&nbsp;last week to end the war on Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has acknowledged the delicacy of his mission as he seeks to win over Gulf Arab leaders wary that excessive concessions could strengthen Tehran and reshape the region\u2019s security balance and oil flows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At his previous stops in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2010522\">United Arab Emirates<\/a>&nbsp;and Kuwait, Rubio sought to assure officials that the proposed deal was not overly favourable to Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re not going to do anything that undermines the security of our allies, our longstanding allies in the region,\u201d he told reporters in Kuwait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2010780\/any-us-iran-deal-will-ensure-security-of-gulf-allies-rubio-assures-gcc-nations-during-mideast-tour#conflicting-accounts-on-deal-terms\"><\/a>Conflicting accounts on deal terms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran had agreed to nuclear inspections into \u201cinfinity\u201d while Tehran said it had made no such concession in negotiations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two countries, which ended a first round of negotiations in Switzerland on Monday, have also offered conflicting accounts about financial incentives for Iran, control of the Strait of Hormuz, and Israel\u2019s parallel strikes in Lebanon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All six GCC nations \u2014 Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait \u2014 are strategic US allies that offered some degree of logistical support to Washington during the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together, they make up the backbone of America\u2019s security architecture in the Middle East, and any country rethinking their security relationship with the US could have a significant impact on US military strategy in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The draft US-Iran agreement includes no limits on Iran\u2019s ballistic missiles, a proposed $300 billion reconstruction fund and provisions that could expand Tehran\u2019s regional influence and control over critical oil shipping lanes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rubio has said he would not be asking regional allies to contribute to any reconstruction fund during the trip, even as the MoU with Iran suggests that countries in the region would at least be partially responsible for footing the bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web desk(National Times)- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Gulf allies on Thursday that any\u00a0deal with Iran\u00a0would take their interests into account, as he wrapped up a Middle East trip aimed at selling the Trump administration\u2019s\u00a0preliminary accord\u00a0to sceptical regional partners. 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