… The risk of war has become a major threat to all states of the Persian Gulf as political elites
link security with the survival of their regimes. In fact, concern for survival provokes ideological
disputes and conflicting interests among global and regional actors. Middle Eastern regimes
pursue military capability-… Therefore, another issue is the discrepancy between Iran’s and
Saudi Arabia’s perspectives (and other GCC countries) regarding the role of the US in the
Persian Gulf. Tehran sees the US as the most consequential source of insecurity and the biggest …