Persian Gulf leaders fear a renewed U.S.-Iran war as diplomacy sputters

What the coverage shows

Both outlets frame the story as Gulf states bracing for a renewed U.S.-Iran conflict, with diplomacy losing ground. The Los Angeles Times foregrounds leaders’ fears that the wider war could escalate now that the U.S. election is over, while The Economist sharpens the military angle and uniquely says their air defences are dangerously depleted.

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