#OPINION: If #Iran thinks that, by the end of the war, it will have the US’ acquiescence to be a regional hegemon and extort protection money from the Gulf, it is wrong. This would

#OPINION: If #Iran thinks that, by the end of the war, it will have the US’ acquiescence to be a regional hegemon and extort protection money from the Gulf, it is wrong. This would invite the Gulf to deepen its relations with the US, writes Dr. Dania Koleilat Khatib