So what did Bahrain get in exchange for this "peace deal"?

[misanthrope]

We know UAE got access to fighter jets. What did Bahrain get access to in exchange for their cooperation? Everything with Trump is transactional.

[RockRaven]

1. Something that benefits them whilst undermining US national security interests...

if history is any guide/predictor

[misanthrope]

4. That's my suspicion as well.

All things according to their nature.

[JonLP24]

2. Bahrain is a Saudi puppet

I remember when they brutally cracked down during the Bahrain uprisings.

[secondwind]

3. This entire Bahrain deal is nothing more than what

was begun in 2014-2015.

Trump just puts icing on the cake and takes credit.

[Wanderlust988]

5. He probably threatened to pull out our huge naval base there

I think the 5th fleet is based out of there. He probably threatened to move it Qatar or UAE if they didn't go along.

[matt819]

6. Exactly

These are not conventional deals.

Not did UAE and Bahrain get stuff, it will almost certainly become clear in the future that they trump family got stuff. Don’t be shocked when announcements are made about hotels and golf courses being built with Trump’s name on them. Or had blackmail stuff on the leaders in those countries.

And don’t forget his comment to Woodward that he saved MBS’s ass in the Khashoggi murder.

There is nothing real or lasting about these deals.