Trump's Gulf tour reshapes Middle East diplomatic map

Amid growing irritation in Washington with Israel's failure to reach a ceasefire in Gaza, Trump's tour was a snub to Netanyahu, a close U.S. ally who was the first foreign leader to visit Washington after the president returned to office in January, the sources said. In the following weeks, Trump's declaration of a ceasefire with the Houthis in Yemen, rapprochement with Syria's new Islamist leadership and bypassing of Israel on his Gulf visit showed how the traditionally close relations have become strained, the sources said. "Israel is more and more looking like a spoiler, that stands in the way not just of the US, but the international community, as it tries to shape the region differently after the fall of al-Assad and Hezbollah, and maybe end the Gaza war," said Guzansky, a former coordinator of Iran-Gulf affairs at Israel's National Security Council.