Washington forces Gulf states to choose between cooperation and destruction, Miko Peled has argued

The US is behaving like a mafia boss in the Middle East, forcing countries to cooperate or risk being attacked, Miko Peled, founder and director of the Palestine House of Freedom, said on Friday.

He was speaking in an RT panel discussion on recent remarks by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who blamed Iran for instability in the region.

Peled said the Gulf states fear that defying Washington could leave their countries in ruins, pointing to US military interventions in recent decades.

“ The US operates like a mafia boss,” he said. “If you’re a…

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