In the Gulf States, Shia have led pro-democracy movements, challenging Sunni governments that have deprived them of their rights. But these governments attribute the protests to Iranian agitation, not to legitimate domestic grievances.
什叶派在海湾国家领导民主运动，挑战剥夺其权利的逊尼派政府。但上述政府将抗议活动归咎于伊朗的煽动，而非国内不满情绪的合理宣泄。在他们看来，阿拉伯人和伊朗人之间的冲突实质上是逊尼派和什叶派的争斗。