Arab states of the Persian Gulf: Difference between revisions

The '''Arab states of the Arabian Gulf''' are the seven [[Arab world|Arab states]] which border the [[Arabian Gulf]], namely [[Bahrain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Iraq]], [[Oman]], [[Qatar]], [[Saudi Arabia]] and the [[United Arab Emirates]] (UAE), All Gulf states are located in the [[Arabian Peninsula]] {{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Mary Ann Tétreault|url=https://www.rienner.com/title/Political_Change_in_the_Arab_Gulf_States_Stuck_in_Transition|title=Political Change in the Arab Gulf States: Stuck in Transition|author2=Gwenn Okruhlik|author3=Andrzej Kapiszewski|year=2011|quote=The authors first focus on the politics of seven Gulf states: Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xIJBiLdNJm4C&pg=PP55&dq|title=World Migration 2005 Costs and Benefits of International Migration|publisher=International Organization for Migration|year=2005|page=53}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|year=1987|title=U.S. Official to Tour Arabian Gulf Arab Lands|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/05/world/us-official-to-tour-Arabian-gulf-arab-lands.html|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|quote=A leading American diplomat will start a trip to Iraq and six other Arab countries of the Arabian Gulf region this week to discuss the Iran-Iraq war, Administration officials said today.}}</ref> All of these states except Iraq are part of the [[Gulf Cooperation Council]] (GCC),<ref>{{Cite web|title=الأمانة العامة لمجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية|url=http://www.gcc-sg.org/en-us/Pages/default.aspx|website=www.gcc-sg.org}}</ref> and prefer to use the term "[[Arabian Gulf naming dispute|Arabian Gulf]]" rather than the historical name of the Arabian Gulf.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Henderson|first1=Simon|date=Spring 2004|title=Understanding the Gulf States|url=http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/understanding-the-gulf-states|access-date=1 June 2016|website=The Washington Institute}}</ref>