US demands trillions in ’war ransom’ from GCC allies: Report
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US President Donald Trump is trying to extort Gulf allies for trillions of dollars to wage a war on Iran, allegedly on their behalf, according to an Omani journalist *speaking to BBC Arabic *on 20 March.
The BBC presenter asked Omani journalist and international affairs researcher Salem Al-Jahouri to comment on reports that the White House was “putting pressure” on Gulf states to participate more broadly in the war against Iran.
“This is absolutely true. The Gulf Cooperation Council states are facing pressure, both military and financial pressure,” Jahouri responded.
“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 stressed.