Trump Has Busy Day in Vortex of Middle East Relationsbr "We underscore that states that sponsor terrorism risk falling victim to the evil they promote." The statement capped a day during which Mr. Trump thrust himself into the messy politics of Persian Gulf states, trying to also play peacemaker in a bitter dispute between Qatar and other Sunni Muslim neighborsbr that threatens to splinter a Middle Eastern alliance fighting the Islamic State.br But there appears to be no chance, administration officials say,br that the Trump administration will try to find common cause with Tehran on fighting the Islamic State.br So when the White House woke on Wednesday to images of a possible Islamic State attack on Tehran, it promptedbr a sharp quandary: How does President Trump condemn the violence without seeming to embrace the victims?br Analysts said Mr. Trump’s public support for Saudi Arabia emboldened the kingdom and sent a chill through other Gulf states, including Oman and Kuwait,br that fear that any country that defies the Saudis or the United Arab Emirates could face ostracism as Qatar has.br By DAVID E. SANGER, MARK LANDLER and ERIC SCHMITTJUNE 7, 2017br WASHINGTON — Rarely has the Trump administration spoken of Iran other than to condemnbr it as the world’s chief sponsor of terrorism and an aspiring nuclear weapons state.