00:00What if the biggest shock in this war was not Iran's attack, but the claim that nobody saw
00:05it coming? A new report says President Trump was warned before striking Iran that Tehran could hit
00:11back hard, and not just at U.S. forces, but at Gulf allies like Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE,
00:18Bahrain, and Kuwait. Yet Trump later said those attacks were a surprise, and that nobody expected
00:25Iran to target those countries. Sources familiar with U.S. intelligence say that is not what the
00:31warnings showed. They say retaliation against Gulf capitals was already seen as a real possibility,
00:37along with a likely move by Iran to disrupt the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most
00:43important oil routes. Now, the region is facing exactly that kind of fallout, with missile and
00:49drone strikes, damaged infrastructure, and energy prices jumping worldwide. The biggest
00:56question now is simple. Was this truly an unexpected escalation, or were the warnings there all along?
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