NYT > World News As Trump’s Midterm Deadline Looms, Gulf Countries Brace for Possible Renewal of Iran War Par : Vivian Nereim 3 novembre 2026 à 05:47 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. © Fadhel Madan/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesBadr Abdelatty, foreign minister of Egypt, speaking at the Manama Dialogue conference in Manama, Bahrain, on Saturday.