‘Worst nightmare’: anger and frustration as Gulf states bear brunt of war they did not start

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Israel-Iran conflict is severely disrupting shipping and economies across Gulf states, with hundreds of tankers backed up near Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE. Two oil tankers were struck by Iranian missiles near the strait this week, causing fire and halting maritime traffic through the world's most critical oil shipping chokepoint. Gulf states are expressing growing anger and frustration at bearing the economic brunt of a conflict they did not initiate