无论德黑拉和华盛顿是否打破僵局，海湾正进入一段昂贵的新时代，以应对伊朗。据位于华盛顿的中东研究所高级研究员卡伦·E·扬（Karen E. Young）表示，防务支出、保护能源和基础设施资产，以及在贸易和能源流动方面创建冗余将成为标准。她写道，这些开支来临之时，油价——如果霍尔穆兹海峡重新打开预计将暴跌——不太可能回到过去 financing 大规模公共投资的水平。
The Gulf is entering a costly new era of accommodating Iran, regardless of whether Tehran and Washington break their stalemate. Spending on defense, protecting energy and infrastructure assets, and creating redundancies in trade and energy flows will become standard according to Karen E. Young, a senior fellow at the Washington-based Middle East Institute. These bills arrive as oil prices — expected to plunge if the Strait of Hormuz reopens — are unlikely to return to the levels that financed earlier waves of public investment, she writes.
海湾国家不用独自承担账单。7月份，黑石、布鲁克菲尔德和KKR就其在科威特的石油管网49%的股权投资160亿美元，这是该国历史上最大的外国投资。据Semafor报道，黑石也正加大在该地区的投资和招聘力度。克莱斯利·华纳
Gulf states won’t have to foot the bill alone. Blackstone, Brookfield, and KKR agreed to invest $16 billion in July for a 49% stake in Kuwait’s oil pipeline network, the largest foreign investment in the country’s history. And BlackRock is stepping up its investments and hiring in the region, Semafor reported. Kelsey Warner