Analysis-Trump's Iran threat renews Gulf fears of a war it didn't choose

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US President Donald Trump's threat to strike Iran again has revived concern among Gulf allies that a new conflict could be initiated in Washington without their consent. Those states fear that hosting US military bases could expose them to Iranian retaliation.

By Samia Nakhoul, Alexander Cornwell and Timour Azhari MANAMA, Nov 2 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump’s threat to strike Iran again confronts America’s Gulf allies with a stark prospect: another war decided in Washington in which the US bases built to protect them could instead make them targets for harsh Iranian reprisal.