Gulf states’ alliance with US and Israel a ‘debacle’ – Jeffrey Sachs

RT News · 🇮🇳 public India · Apr 10, 2026 · 343 words · By Russia Today

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Gulf states significantly weakened by US war on Iran – Jeffrey Sachs The Gulf states have emerged much weaker than Iran from the Middle East conflict, leading US academic Jeffrey Sachs has said.

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Gulf states significantly weakened by US war on Iran – Jeffrey Sachs The Gulf states have emerged much weaker than Iran from the Middle East conflict, leading US academic Jeffrey Sachs has said.

Why it matters

Countries in the region made a huge mistake by seeking protection from the US and Israel, Sachs told RT India in an exclusive interview on Thursday.

Common ground

“This has been a disaster for them,” he said, adding that the “clever idea” of the United Arab Emirates as a financial haven and tourism hub “all… fell under bombing right now.” “[The US] did nothing to help it.

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“The Gulf states have emerged much weaker than Iran from the Middle East conflict, leading US academic Jeffrey Sachs has said.”

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The provided evidence consists only of Wikipedia entries describing geopolitical events (Strait of Hormuz crisis, US support for Israel) and general economic information. None of the evidence directly quotes or confirms Jeffrey Sachs's statement that the Gulf states emerged weaker than Iran from the Middle East conflict. The evidence is insufficient to corroborate this claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The economy of the Middle East is highly diverse, encompassing a range of economic systems and levels of development. Some countries are wealthy hydrocarbon exporters, while others have centrally plan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_Middle_East

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The price of oil, or the oil price, generally refers to the spot price of a barrel (42 U.S. gallons; 159 liters) of benchmark crude oil—a reference price for buyers and sellers of crude oil such as We…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_of_oil

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“Countries in the region made a huge mistake by seeking protection from the US and Israel, Sachs told RT India in an exclusive interview on Thursday.”

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The provided evidence consists only of Wikipedia entries detailing the 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis, US support for Israel, and general regional economics. None of the evidence quotes or confirms Jeffrey Sachs's statement that Gulf countries made a mistake by seeking protection from the US and Israel.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following the October 7 attacks and the outbreak of the Gaza war, the United States has provided extensive military, diplomatic, and financial support to Israel. This included rapid deployment of wars…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_support_for_Isra…

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“Sachs said he was baffled when Gulf countries pledged billions of dollars to the US when Donald Trump began his second term as president.”

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The provided evidence includes Wikipedia entries about the 2025 US-India crisis, the 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis, and the name 'Jeffrey'. However, none of the evidence quotes or confirms Jeffrey Sachs's statement regarding Gulf countries pledging billions of dollars to the US when Donald Trump began his second term.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 United States–India diplomatic and trade crisis started in August 2025, when U.S.–India relations entered a period of acute tension following a sharp escalation in trade and diplomatic dis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States–India_diplo…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeffrey is a common English given name, and a variant form of the name Geoffrey (itself from a Middle French variant of Godfrey, Gottfried). It has been argued that the common derivation of Middle Fre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_(given_name)

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“The US is not where the high-return investments in the world are right now, Sachs noted.”

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No evidence was gathered for this claim, and the provided evidence base does not contain information regarding Jeffrey Sachs's commentary on global investment opportunities.

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“Sachs said the Gulf countries “don’t have their own geopolitics… They have been under the US line. But basically, this is a debacle for them.””

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No evidence was gathered for this claim, and the provided evidence base does not contain information regarding Jeffrey Sachs's commentary on Gulf countries' geopolitics.

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“The US has loved to pit Iran against the Gulf, and the Gulf fell for it. Big mistake that needs to be reconsidered, Sachs said.”

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No evidence was gathered for this claim, and the provided evidence base does not contain information regarding Jeffrey Sachs's commentary on the US pitting Iran against the Gulf states.

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