OP-ED: The United States just Lost the Entire Middle East; The U.S. Dollar is DONE—But Nobody is Talking About it
Hal Turner
While everyone is watching the bombs fall on Iran, something FAR more dangerous just happened behind closed doors.
Reuters confirms Gulf states are now “reassessing their security dependence on Washington” and actively considering new regional security arrangements — with IRAN.
Let that sink in.
- The countries America swore to protect are now planning to partner with the country America is currently bombing.
- Gulf states realized the U.S. cannot protect their oil, gas, or sovereignty during wartime
- The cost to Gulf economies described as “staggering”
- Saudi Arabia’s Gulf Research Center says the U.S. failed to secure a SINGLE guarantee for its allies
- They’re now accelerating diversification of ALL security partnerships — away from Washington
The U.S. has had military bases in the Gulf since 1991 — 35 years of “protection” — gone.
America’s entire Middle East strategy depends on Gulf cooperation.
If the Gulf pivots to Iran, Russia, and China — U.S. dollar dominance in oil is finished.
And once the Dollar is no longer the means of buying and selling oil, the Dollar itself is finished.
The media is showing you missile strikes and aircraft carriers.
They’re not showing you America’s closest allies quietly walking out the back door.
Here’s how this ends. Step by step:
Step 1 → Gulf states sign bilateral security deals with China and Russia. Already in progress.
Step 2 → Saudi Arabia starts accepting yuan for oil. The petrodollar dies.
Step 3 → U.S. military bases in Qatar, Bahrain, UAE get “reviewed” — diplomatic language for EVICTION.
Step 4 → Iran gets rehabilitated as a regional partner instead of an enemy.
Step 5 → America loses its grip on the most energy-rich region on Earth — permamently.
You don’t “reassess security dependence” on your protector when you feel safe.
You reassess when your protector just started a war on your doorstep without asking you.
And you only talk to the enemy when you’ve already decided your protector is the bigger threat.
Trump wanted to project strength. Instead he proved to every Gulf nation that America is an unreliable partner who will torch the entire region for its own agenda.
The Gulf isn’t diversifying. They’re building an EXIT PLAN. And once that door opens, it CANNOT be closed.
Prepare accordingly.