Report claims US seeking trillions from Gulf countries as 'war funding'

The United States has allegedly sought trillions of dollars from Gulf Arab allies in connection with the war on Iran, Omani journalist Salem Al-Juhouri said on the BBC Arabic channel. 

The commentator claimed that the Trump administration is exerting pressure on Gulf countries to participate in the war militarily and financially.

“Today we are talking about certain leaks in which the American president is demanding that the GCC states pay approximately $5 trillion if they want this war to continue, and if they want it to stop, they must pay $2.5 trillion to the United States for what has been accomplished over the past period,” Jahouri said.

There has been no official confirmation from the US or Gulf authorities regarding such demands.

الولايات المتحدة تطالب بتريليونات كـ(فدية حرب) من حلفائها العرب في دول الخليج
يطالب ترامب دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي بدفع 5 تريليونات دولار مقابل مواصلة الحرب على إيران، و2.5 تريليون دولار إذا أرادوا منه إيقافها.

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