U.S. ↔ Gulf Cooperation Council

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The U.S. and the Gulf Cooperation Council maintain a strategic security relationship, as evidenced by their collaborative efforts in JCPOA negotiations [1], shared concerns regarding Iranian missile threats [2], and formal policy analyses examining their military cooperation [3] and [4].

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From Arab Spring to regional reset: Saudi-Iranian rivalry ... - Frontiers frontiersin.org Frontiers 2 facts

referenceM. Knights authored the policy analysis 'Rising to Iran's challenge: GCC Military Capability and US Security Co-operation,' published by The Washington Institute for Near East Policy in Washington, DC in 2013.

referenceMichael Knights analyzed GCC military capability and US security cooperation in response to Iran's challenge in a 2013 policy focus paper.

United States and Iran on the Brink: What's at Stake? - CSIS csis.org CSIS 1 fact

accountAmbassador Ziadeh notes that Wendy Sherman, a member of the U.S. JCPOA negotiating team, initiated weekly informational sessions with GCC and other Arab ambassadors to update them on the negotiations.

The Expanding Iran War - ISPI ispionline.it ISPI 1 fact

claimRory Miller argues that Iran's use of missiles and drones against neighbors depletes US and GCC air defenses and serves as one of the few remaining retaliatory options for Iran.