Saturday, December 18, 2004

Iranian nuclear ambitions worry Gulf Arab states

The Financial Times reports Arab leaders unease with Iran's nuclear ambitions.
"The Gulf countries naturally see Iran as the big power, much more powerful than any Gulf state including Saudi Arabia, and as a country that needs to be balanced," says Gary Samore, non-proliferation expert at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies. "There's a complaint now in the Gulf - that the US has upset the natural balance because Saddam was seen as at least checking Iran's aspirations." more
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