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Al Jazeera · Qatar · Rubio wraps Gulf tour at GCC Bahrain ministerial; Gulf allies uneasy on Iran deal
Leads with what the official readout buries: Gulf states privately worry the interim Iran deal could open the door to US normalisation with Tehran. Al Jazeera names the core fear, that Washington is pivoting toward Iran at the expense of Sunni Gulf partners, and notes Rubio's reassurance that the deal 'will ensure their security' did not fully satisfy.
“Some US Gulf allies are privately concerned that the interim deal could open the door to US normalisation with Iran, a predominantly Shi'ite country that most Sunni-led GCC states consider their main adversary.”