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January 11, 2013

To Stop Iran, Get a New Saudi King

Simon Henderson, The Atlantic

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On December 25, while many Americans were eating turkey or Chinese meals and otherwise distracted from the rest of the world, leaders of the Arab states of the Persian Gulf met in Manama, the capital of the island state of Bahrain, for their annual summit.

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