As Trumpโs Midterm Deadline Looms, Gulf Countries Brace for Possible Renewal of Iran War NYT - Home Page By: Vivian Nereim 3 November 2026 at 10:47 The energy-rich Gulf Arab countries are engaged in a flurry of mediation efforts to avert war between the U.S. and Iran, as many fear that the fighting will be worse this time around. ยฉ Fadhel Madan/Agence France-Presse โ Getty ImagesBadr Abdelatty, foreign minister of Egypt, speaking at the Manama Dialogue conference in Manama, Bahrain, on Saturday.