Senior UAE official says Gulf faces 'prolonged uncertainty' with no settlement to Iran war

A senior UAE official warned that the Gulf must be prepared for a “long period of uncertainty” in which the US and Iran are not able to come to a political settlement to end their war, leaving the region in a state of limbo. "We should... prepare for a long period of uncertainty in which neither a decisive resolution nor stable regional order can be taken for granted,” Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic advisor to UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed, said on Monday at a forum in Abu Dhabi. Gargash’s remarks come as the Middle East tries to decipher whether US President Donald Trump will launch fresh strikes on Iran. Expectations of a new attack were high until last week, when on 3 November the Democrats won a sweeping midterm election victory that Trump and Vice President JD Vance attributed to the unpopularity of the US-Israeli war on Iran. Trump told CNN on Monday it was “highly unlikely” he would attack while negotiations are ongoing. Read more: Senior UAE official says Gulf faces 'prolonged uncertainty' with no settlement to Iran war