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The Gulf’s new regional architecture will require a rebuilding of trust

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A complicated Gulf is emerging. That was the broad takeaway from the opening day of the Hili Forum in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Diplomats are tackling how the region’s countries will handle that complexity. The annual strategic dialogue, jointly organised by the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research and the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy, is taking place in the shadow of a complex geopolitical scene, including the Iran war that has entered its seventh month. The conflict has exposed the limits of a long-held assumption that the Gulf region’s security and prosperity could be managed through a combination of American security alliances and regional co-operation. Both had created a system of deterrence that has been undermined by Iran’s attacks on all six Gulf countries. The attacks have cost lives, damaged critical infrastructure and disrupted trade through the Strait of Hormuz . Every geography in the world has been affected as a consequence. Tehran’s latest move to “establish

First report: Rebuilding trust with Iran will be ‘mountain to climb', says Gargash — thenationalnews.com, 7d