Place · Iran and Arab Gulf states
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf is a regional sea bordered by Iran and seven Arab states. Its outlet through the Strait of Hormuz carries a major share of the world’s oil exports, making the gulf central to trade, regional security and relations among Iran, its neighbors and the United States.
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Gulf Cooperation CouncilThe Gulf Cooperation Council is a regional organization founded in 1981 by six Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf. It coordinates economic and security policy, while disputes among its members have repeatedly limited joint action.BahrainBahrain is an island kingdom in the Persian Gulf ruled by the Al Khalifa family. Its history, banking economy, United States security partnership, and 2020 normalization with Israel place it at the center of Gulf diplomacy.Arab SpringThe Arab Spring was a wave of uprisings that began in Tunisia in December 2010 and spread across Arab states. Protesters removed several longtime rulers, but wars, repression and regional intervention followed many of the initial revolts.
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