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Saudi Arabia ↔ Bahrain

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Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are linked as fellow member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in [1] and [2], and they share common regional security concerns regarding Iranian influence as detailed in [3] and [4].

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An Integrated U.S. Strategy to Address Iran's Nuclear and Regional ... carnegieendowment.org William J. Burns, Michèle Flournoy · Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 1 fact
accountSaudi-Iranian tensions have persisted for forty years, evidenced by events such as the 1990s Khobar Towers bombing and Saudi concerns regarding Iranian support for Shia minorities in eastern Saudi Arabia and Shia majorities in Bahrain.
The International Implications of the Russo-Ukrainian War link.springer.com Springer 1 fact
claimThe Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), comprising Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman, condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but did not implement concrete measures to deter further Russian aggression.