Gulf States Coming to Washington With Big Wish List

Leaders of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries begin talks in Washington this week that are expected to center on an anticipated nuclear deal with Iran.  Analysts say that GCC leaders bring with them high hopes, but low expectations.  “The Saudi perspective is that the Iranians have made enormous gains, and the only thing that saved Bahrain from an Iranian-backed Shia takeover was their intervention there,” said Roby Barrett, an analyst with the...

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