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The U.S. and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states condemned "the range of aggressive and dangerous Iranian policies, including the proliferation and direct use of advanced ballistic missiles and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS-drones). These weapons have been used by Iran
...Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979...or its proxies in hundreds of attacks against civilians and critical infrastructure in Saudi Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Fifteen of the nineteen WTC hijackers were Saudis, and most major jihadi commanders were Saudis, to include Osama bin Laden. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman quietly folded that tent in 2016, doing terrible things to the guys running it, and has since been dragging the kingdom into the current century...
and civilian merchant seamen in international waters of the Sea of Oman, and endangered American troops combatting ISIS."
The U.S. and GCC member states agreed that "Iran’s nuclear program is of grave concern, as Iran has taken steps for which it has no civilian need but that would be important to a nuclear weapons program, and also called for Iran to fully cooperate with the ineffective International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)."
The meeting discussed a wide range of regional issues, including the situation in Iraq and Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
, and agreed that Iran’s support to "armed militias across the region and its ballistic missile program pose a clear threat to regional security and stability."
They further agreed to hold subsequent meetings of this working group to discuss these and other issues within its terms of reference adopted in its inaugural meeting on 3 November 2015.
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