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Trump says Gulf states prefer the Iran blockade to continue

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Official post · not independently verified. After a call with Qatar's prime minister, Trump wrote that "Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and others, would prefer the status quo, in other words, a continuation of the Greatest Naval Blockade in History, and the new Operation Iron Gate". On X: 232,353 views and 1,084 reposts as of Tue 10 Nov, 04:15 ET.

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