Yet , even Jordan 's progressive Sunni ruler , King Abdullah II , warned last year of a greater danger , a '' Shiite crescent '' of political power emanating from Iran and now Iraq , spreading from the Persian Gulf states to Syria and Lebanon , that could disrupt the balance of power in the Middle East .
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