article_snippet.sent: The use of drone technology across the region, the military strikes being conducted against ISIS in Iraq and Syria and the framework agreement between Iran and six world powers on the Iranian nuclear programs are cases in point.
article_snippet.sent: In the same vein, the majority of the Arab world and the entire Gulf region look at the recently announced Iran nuclear deal with a sense of suspicion and trepidation.
article_snippet.sent: Having directly experienced the problematic interventionist Iranian policies for decades, the Arab world is simply not ready to give Tehran the benefit of doubt on any regional issue.
article_snippet.sent: But neither is it ready to trust U.S. assurances that outside a nuclear agreement, U.S. will indeed put forward a concerted strategy to contain Iranian influence throughout the entire Gulf region or to defend the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
article_snippet.sent: states against any Iranian threat.
article_snippet.sent: Instead, the fear is that as long as Iran abides by any agreement that might come into force later this year, U.S. will negate, downplay, or simply ignore those Iranian actions that the Arab world considers as direct threats.
article_snippet.sent: In the President interview, the President never questioned Iran's appalling record on human rights, treatment of the political opposition, and minorities' rights, among other disturbing issues.
article_snippet.sent: Equally, the assertion that "the biggest threats that they (the Arab states) face may not be coming from Iran invading.
article_snippet.sent: Based on a Gulf Research Center study, when there are 48 militia groups supported by Iran operating in Iraq and tearing apart the very social fabric of Iran, it is simply naive to suggest there is no Iranian threat.
article_snippet.sent: The GCC states may accept the invitation by the U.S. President to come to Camp David, the U.S. President Maryland country retreat, and have an honest discussion with the U.S. President about the situation in the region.
article_snippet.sent: But The GCC states question the value of being invited for purposes of being reassured when The GCC states are already being informed beforehand of what is wrong with The GCC states.