Gulf states convinced Trump not to attack Iran

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After reports of anywhere between 12k and 20k protesters massacred by the Iranian regime, many have been wondering why President Trump hasn’t attacked the regime as he promised. There was a big anticipation that it would happen yesterday, and now we may know why Trump didn’t attack.

It’s being reported by Al Arabiya that several Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, convinced Trump yesterday not to attack Iran.

Here’s the reporting:

“Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman have convinced US President Donald Trump to “give Iran a chance,” a senior Saudi official says.”

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman have convinced US President Donald Trump to “give Iran a chance,” a senior Saudi official says. pic.twitter.com/rdGb5VNFwe — Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) January 15, 2026

Here’s more:

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman led efforts to talk US President Donald Trump out of an attack on Iran, fearing “grave blowbacks in the region,” a senior Saudi official told AFP on Thursday. The Gulf trio “led a long, frantic, diplomatic last-minute effort to convince President Trump to give Iran a chance to show good intention,” the official said on condition of anonymity, adding that dialogue was continuing. Some personnel were moved out of a major US military base in Qatar on Wednesday, and staff at US missions in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait were warned to exercise caution as fears mounted of a US attack over Iran’s crackdown on protesters. The United States has repeatedly warned it could intervene against a deadly Iranian government crackdown on protests, while Tehran has said it would retaliate with strikes on US military and shipping targets. Many US bases and assets are located in the Gulf. But after several threats Trump changed course, saying he had received assurances from “very important sources on the other side” that Iran would not execute demonstrators. The Gulf efforts aimed to “avoid an uncontrollable situation in the region,” the Saudi official said. “We told Washington that an attack on Iran would open the way for a series of grave blowbacks in the region,” the official added. “It was a sleepless night to defuse more bombs in the region… the communication is still underway to consolidate the gained trust and the current good spirit.” Another Gulf official said “the message conveyed to Iran has been that an attack on US facilities in the Gulf would have consequences on relations with countries in the region.”

Some are saying that Iran called Trump’s bluff and he blinked. It kinda feels that way because, with so many protesters massacred, the uprising is collapsing fast. In fact, it may already be over and the time to have their backs has passed. Trump said help was on the way, but it could be too late for that now.