The US president has delighted Israel and Gulf allies by ordering fresh sanctions against Iran's leadership. This as a donor conference in Bahrein promises a public-private partnership to develop the Palestinian Territories, an "economy first" approach long espoused by the current right-wing Israeli leadership. Left out is any whiff of compromise on a political solution, hence the boycott of the Bahrain workshop by the Palestinians themselves. So what is Trump's endgame in the Middle East?