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Asharq Al-Awsat · Saudi Arabia / Pan-Arab · Rubio wraps Gulf tour at GCC Bahrain ministerial; Gulf allies uneasy on Iran deal
Emphasises the joint GCC-US communique language on 'strategic partnership' and focuses on Lebanon and Syria sovereignty. Conspicuously avoids the GCC's private unease about Iran normalisation, presenting the meeting as a success and alignment, not an airing of grievances.
“GCC foreign ministers stressed commitment to strengthening the strategic partnership and intensifying coordination on regional and international issues of mutual interest.”