-allied interests in the Gulf. . The Trump administration decided, along with the ratcheting up of its sanctions against Iran, that a strong military presence in the region is the best deterrence. ..…

Trump said the dinner was “so boring and negative” that he would be attending a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin instead. ..…

This hints at how Trump deal is being sold to Gulf states its technology and military prowess, so that Middle East can follow in the footsteps of Asia's tiger economies... ..…

Particularly for energy companies like Exxon, which are dropping this foreign capital inflow into the Permian basin for oil and natural gas fracking and energy export infrastructure from the Permian to the Gulf Coast. . Finally, in terms of trade and tariffs, President Trump’s tariffs on..…