Rubio faces tough task of selling Iran reset to wary Gulf allies

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Rubio faces tough task of selling Iran reset to wary Gulf allies

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is engaging Gulf Cooperation Council leaders in Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, and Bahrain to discuss a proposed Iran peace deal. The Gulf states remain cautious about potential concessions that could shift regional security and oil flow dynamics.

By Gram Slattery and Timour Azhari ABU DHABI, June 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio faces a delicate mission this week pitching Washington's Iran peace deal to Gulf Arab leaders who fear excessive concessions will strengthen Tehran and reshape the region's security balance and oil flows. Rubio will meet them in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, before traveling to Kuwait and Bahrain, where he will meet officials from the Gulf Cooperation Council, a grouping of monarchies that also includes Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman.

World Security Politics Commodities Energy Marco Rubio Iran Deal Gulf Cooperation Council Middle East Security Oil Flows UAE Kuwait Bahrain

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