Introduces Stuart Livingstone-Wallace, Bloomberg's Executive Editor for Middle East, North Africa and Russia, and sets up discussion about US-Iran conflict developments.
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Confirms conflict likely to continue for weeks due to extensive US objectives to dismantle Iran's military capabilities and cause governmental chaos, targeting thousands of sites.
References article about UAE and Qatar seeking diplomatic off-ramp to shorten conflict.
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Explains Gulf nations have been seeking diplomatic solutions pre-conflict and continue to do so because geopolitical stability is essential for their economic diversification away from oil dependence.