There Will be Unseen Costs to be Paid over the War in Iran. Who is Weighing Them?

['Brad Christian', 'Chief Operating Officer', 'The Cipher Brief', 'Brad Christian Is Coo', "Executive Editor Of The Cipher Brief'S Open Source Report. Follow Him On Linkedin.", 'Matthew Creedican', 'Ryan Simons', 'Sean Wiswesser', 'Carmen Medina', 'Suzanne Kelly'] The Cipher Brief 2026-08-05 16:01:54

Christian: The situation with Iran has continued to progress in ways that maybe people didn't expect or anticipate when this war started. Why is Iran pushing this issue when there were no fees in place before the war started? Christian: Over the weekend, news reports indicated that the Gulf states were the ones that convinced President Trump to not escalate this war right now. Do you have a sense of where the Gulf states are right now in terms of their approach to President Trump, their approach to Iran? First, let's talk about what the Gulf States have done that has been quite successful.