[Verse 1]
Oil was sleeping somewhere back in May
Now the conflicts raging, pushing prices away
Middle East tensions squeezing every cargo lane
Forbes and Al Jazeera calling out the strain
Three-month high and climbing, globe and mail confirms
When the region shakes, the market always learns
The tankers slow their passage, traders start to sweat
A hundred dollars crossed — the number hard to forget
Every barrel carries whispers of the war
The pump price rising, knocking on your door
[Chorus]
Gulf News, July twenty-four
Oil past a hundred, conflict keeping score
Trump signed a nuclear deal with the Saudi throne
Now the lawmakers trembling, seeds of arms race sown
Saudi and UAE standing side by side
After months of tension, showing unified pride
Gulf News burning hot across the wire
Middle East edition, headlines never tire
[Verse 2]
Washington and Riyadh shaking hands in ink
A landmark nuclear agreement — bigger than you think
WSJ reporting it's a win for the Kingdom wide
But Politico and CNN can't hide their unease inside
Lawmakers warning — if one nation gets the atom's key
Every neighbor watching, calculating what they need
DW asking questions that the diplomats evade
Does this deal bring balance or unravel what was made
Saudi smiling, White House calling victory loud
But the region watching carefully beneath that diplomatic cloud
[Chorus]
Gulf News, July twenty-four
Oil past a hundred, conflict keeping score
Trump signed a nuclear deal with the Saudi throne
Now the lawmakers trembling, seeds of arms race sown
Saudi and UAE standing side by side
After months of tension, showing unified pride
Gulf News burning hot across the wire
Middle East edition, headlines never tire
[Verse 3]
Iran is watching every signature and seal
Tehran is reading carefully the fine print of the deal
If Riyadh gets enrichment, what does that leave them
Another player entering the nuclear stratagem
Reuters tracking movements, embassies on edge
Every foreign minister walking back a pledge
The Gulf has seen these moments where the balance tips and bends
A handshake in the morning doesn't mean the tension ends
The market feeling all of it — the crude price doesn't lie
When diplomacy gets complicated, watch the barrel climb high
[Bridge]
Unity between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh
After strained relations, photographed and starred
Two kingdoms calculating every careful move
While Washington is celebrating, thinking they've approved
But the corridor of history remembers every deal
And a hundred-dollar barrel tells you what is real
[Chorus]
Gulf News, July twenty-four
Oil past a hundred, conflict keeping score
Trump signed a nuclear deal with the Saudi throne
Now the lawmakers trembling, seeds of arms race sown
Saudi and UAE standing side by side
After months of tension, showing unified pride
Gulf News burning hot across the wire
Middle East edition, headlines never tire