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Gulf allies weigh U.S. military hosting amid Washington frustration

The Washington Post, Newsdesk, reports Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar are coalescing around dissatisfaction with Washington and some are discussing whether to continue hosting large U.S. military facilities.

S. S. military facilities on their territory. Officials say recent episodes in which President Trump repeatedly threatened large-scale strikes on Iran and then withdrew those threats citing progress in talks have heightened Gulf concern that he lacks the diplomatic capacity to secure a peace agreement with Iran.