What are the eight countries in the Gulf?

Eight Gulf countries: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Oman.

The total area of the Gulf area is about 48 1 0,000 square kilometers, and the population is about1.10.8 billion, mainly Arabs and Persians, as well as a considerable number of ethnic minorities and foreign immigrants, most of whom believe in Islam.

The Gulf and its surrounding areas have been important international passages since ancient times. Most of the Gulf oil needed by the West must be transported through the Strait of Hormuz, which is the only sea passage in the Gulf region. If the strait is cut off, the economy of western countries represented by the United States will be dealt a fatal blow. Therefore, controlling the east-west passage from the west coast of the Gulf to the Arabian Sea via the Strait of Hormuz has become an important strategic goal of the United States.

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international relation

The eight Gulf countries (Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar) have complicated relations with neighboring countries such as Turkey and Israel.

The Iran-Iraq War in 1980s and the Gulf War in 1990s are the concentrated expressions of this complex relationship. As the only superpower after the Cold War, the United States actively intervened and intervened in Gulf affairs. The development and change of international relations in the Gulf region after the Cold War once again confirmed the decisive role of the "interest principle". In international relations, compared with interests, political ideology, national traditions and other factors are often in a secondary position. Countries such as Kuwait that are pro-American and resist Iraq and rely on world hegemony to resist regional hegemony will also have complex consequences.

After the Gulf War, the six GCC countries vigorously developed their relations with the United States. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain allow the United States to establish air bases in their territories; The above-mentioned three countries and Qatar allowed the United States to deploy ground troops and agreed that the United States should set up a central theater command in the Gulf region to monitor the development of the region.

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