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  I hate to be a conspiracy theorist but I kind of believe this as well. Having a hostile government on the gulf keeps the gulf states buying loads of weapons and hosting US bases.
context: Well done, next business partners are Afghanistan, North Korea, Venezuela, and Russia >
  
  EU might need to reconsider increasing trade with Iran with clerics cracking down on its citizen and executing British national on flimsy charge. >
  
  ....they'll just increase the trade since Iran is their 2nd favorite ME state after Israel (because they act like a big scary boogeyman for the rich Gulf states)