Feb 28th, 2026

Iran Attack Is 'Nightmare Scenario' For Gulf Countries

The US and Israel struck targets across Iran, with President Donald Trump urging Iranians to overthrow the government in a conflict that is already spiraling across the oil-rich Middle East. Mona Yacoubian, director and senior advisor at the Middle East Program for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, calls this a 'nightmare scenario' for the middle east. Yacoubian and Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Marc Champion discuss the conflict with Bloomberg's David Gura and Christina Ruffini.