Gulf states have historically underused their economic and diplomatic tools to influence Iran because they seek to avoid friction with the United States, limit their own risk exposure, and face intra-Gulf divergences.

Authors

• Person: Bader Al-Saif, Sanam Vakil Organization: War on the Rocks
  Iran and the Gulf: Why Hedging Is No Longer Enough

Sources

• Iran and the Gulf: Why Hedging Is No Longer Enough warontherocks.com Bader Al-Saif, Sanam Vakil · War on the Rocks via serper

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• U.S. location
• Iran location
• Gulf states concept