Mess(i)y business

 World (I, II , etc.) wars, Star Wars , Art of war, war of tariffs, etc.

Have you heard of War of (between ) sheikhs?
Cuuuze never happened before.
You’re probably in the woods (genuine congrats) or ran out of government money on cable/internet.
It’s happening as we speak.
Ruthless (Cartel’s bosses in this context are just Jr.High league) Paris sheikh in the red corner and savvy/calculus Manchester sheikh(s) (of course) in the (turquoise) blue corner.
Referee(s) - ... us.
The scorekeeper(s)... well, that the worst part. Lawyers, accountants ( aka Marty Bird, who work for both fighters ).
Oh, what’s the prize,
The GOAT.