The only prudent move for the Gulf states is to ditch the US.
Exactly. Iran said as much last week. It’s widely believed (but not confirmed) that Macron did a deal with Tehran to allow that French tanker through today.
The Iranians have made association with the US a liability for anyone who needs gulf oil and there is nothing the US can do to stop it.
In a perverse way, I kind of want them to win. I want the organisers to be forced to say the white part loud.