▁the ▁conserv ative ▁monarch ies ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁Jordan , ▁Iran , ▁and ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf ▁em ir ates , ▁whose ▁methods ▁of ▁rule ▁were ▁almost ▁as ▁un att ract ive ▁in ▁western ▁eyes ▁as ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁anti - western ▁reg imes . ▁Iran ▁in ▁particular ▁became ▁a ▁key ▁U . S . ▁al ly , ▁until ▁a ▁revolution ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Sh i ' a ▁cler gy ▁over th rew ▁the ▁mon archy ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁established ▁a ▁the ocr atic ▁regime ▁that ▁was ▁even ▁more ▁anti - western ▁than ▁the ▁sec ular ▁reg imes ▁in ▁Ira q ▁or ▁Sy ria . ▁This ▁forced ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁into ▁a ▁close ▁al liance ▁with ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁The ▁list ▁of ▁Arab - Is ra eli ▁wars ▁includes ▁a ▁great ▁number ▁of ▁major ▁wars ▁such ▁as ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Arab – Is ra eli ▁War , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁S uez ▁War , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Six - Day ▁War , ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁War ▁of ▁At tr ition , ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Y om ▁K ipp ur ▁War , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Leb anon ▁War , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁less er ▁conflicts . ▁ ▁In ▁Cy pr us ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁conflict ▁ar ising ▁between ▁Greek ▁C yp ri ots ▁and ▁Turkish ▁C yp ri ots