Trump says Israel, Gulf allies must repay Iran war cost: What does it mean?
An Al Jazeera explainer examines Donald Trump's call, in a CBS interview after his party's midterm defeat, for Israel and Gulf allies he names — Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait — to repay the United States' 47.1-billion-dollar cost for the war on Iran, which Israel jointly launched. Analysts quoted expect any repayment to be indirect, such as investment or arms purchases, with Gulf states offering quiet resistance.
