Gulf states want US weapons in exchange for supporting Iran deal

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Several Persian Gulf states are demanding security guarantees and new weapons systems from the United States in exchange for supporting a nuclear agreement with Iran, Fox News reported on Sunday.
Leaders of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, which includes Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, intend raising their demands at a key meeting with President Barack Obama scheduled for later this month.
Among the systems they intend demanding are additional fighter jets, missile batteries and surveillance equipment .They also want new defense agreements that specify the scenarios under which Washington would intervene if they are threatened by Iran, according to US and Gulf officials.
The demands illustrate how a nuclear deal with Iran, which is aimed at stabilizing the Middle East, risks further militarizing an already-volatile region, Fox said.
The six Sunni-dominated Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states will gather in the Saudi capital on Tuesday to discuss the emerging deal with Iran and the fighting in Yemen.