{"id":818,"date":"2026-05-19T21:43:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/05\/19\/huge-mismatch-between-irans-us-and-gulf-states-expectations-analyst-says\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T21:43:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:43:45","slug":"huge-mismatch-between-irans-us-and-gulf-states-expectations-analyst-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=818","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Huge mismatch&#8217; between Iran&#8217;s, US&#8217; and Gulf States&#8217; expectations, analyst says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"t-content t-content--edition\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__with-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"t-content__beside-sidebar\" data-article-content>\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">&#8216;Huge mismatch&#8217; between Iran&#8217;s, US&#8217; and Gulf States&#8217; expectations, analyst says<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main-media\" data-media-video-ff91c725-2c3a-4ada-b7c7-921c0d635c8a data-wrapper-video-player data-show-hidden-video-player=\"FF91C725-2C3A-4ADA-B7C7-921C0D635C8A\" data-autoplay-video-link data-youtube-script>\n<div class=\"o-em-consent \">\n<div class=\"o-em-consent__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-consent__content__text\">To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.<\/p>\n<p>        <button class=\"a-master-button a-master-button--dark\" data-action=\"accept\"><br \/>\n            Accept<\/p>\n<p>        <\/button><br \/>\n        <button class=\"a-link\" data-action=\"manage\">Manage my choices<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock\" data-adblock-content>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-adblock__content__text\">One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. 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Hellyer, Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies in London, says that &#8220;there is a very huge mismatch not just between the expectations of the Iranians and the Americans, but also among Gulf Arab states which will have to live with whatever mess is left after this&#8221;.                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors t-content__authors--multiple\">\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                By:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author m-author--small m-author--has-image\">\n<div class=\"m-author__image\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1aef7600-7438-11ef-9c0a-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/p:1x1\/avatar-Sharon-Gaffney.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1aef7600-7438-11ef-9c0a-005056bf30b7\/w:177\/p:1x1\/avatar-Sharon-Gaffney.png 177w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1aef7600-7438-11ef-9c0a-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/p:1x1\/avatar-Sharon-Gaffney.png 388w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100px, 170px\" width=\"388\" height=\"388\" alt=\"'Huge mismatch' between Iran's, US' and Gulf States' expectations, analyst says\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/sharon-gaffney\/\" title=\"Sharon GAFFNEY\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                Sharon GAFFNEY<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                Video by:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author m-author--small m-author--has-image\">\n<div class=\"m-author__image\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1aef7600-7438-11ef-9c0a-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/p:1x1\/avatar-Sharon-Gaffney.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1aef7600-7438-11ef-9c0a-005056bf30b7\/w:177\/p:1x1\/avatar-Sharon-Gaffney.png 177w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/1aef7600-7438-11ef-9c0a-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/p:1x1\/avatar-Sharon-Gaffney.png 388w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100px, 170px\" width=\"388\" height=\"388\" alt=\"'Huge mismatch' between Iran's, US' and Gulf States' expectations, analyst says\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"a-img \"><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/sharon-gaffney\/\" title=\"Sharon GAFFNEY\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                Sharon GAFFNEY<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"o-sidebar__aside\">\n<div data-tms-ad-status=\"idle\" data-tms-ad-container class=\"o-ad-container o-ad-container--box o-ad-container--with-shimmer\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__content o-ad-container__content--report-enabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__label m-block-ad__label--report-enabled\">\n                    <span class=\"o-ad-container__label__text\">Advertising<\/span><br \/>\n                                            <button title=\"Report this ad\" class=\"o-ad-container__content__report-link\" data-tms-ad-report><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__tags t-content__below-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"m-section-title m-section-title--small\">Related keywords<\/div>\n<ul class=\"m-tags-list\">\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/iran-conflict\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Iran war\">    Iran war<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li class=\"m-tags-list__tag\">\n                <a href=\"\/en\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"a-hot-tag\" title=\"Donald Trump\">    Donald Trump<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Huge mismatch&#8217; 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