Most momentously, however, he would essentially license future Middle East defeats with what came to be known as the Carter Doctrine — the formally declared principle that the Persian Gulf (and its oil) were “vital interests” of this country, worthy of defense “by any means..…
These US bases are situated Persian Gulf states like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait, in. ... Worryingly from the US and Saudi viewpoints, Iran retains relations with mineral-rich Qatar across Persian Gulf, in the form of commercial and cultural ties,..…
Most momentously, however, he would essentially license future Middle East defeats with what came to be known as the Carter Doctrine — theformally declaredprinciple that the Persian Gulf (and its oil) were “vital interests” of this country, worthy of defense “by any means necessary,..…
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