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Gulf Allies’ Doubts Over Iran Policy to Dominate Obama’s Summit

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President Barack Obama will face six Persian Gulf allies disenchanted with his policies at a summit next week, worried especially that he’s gone soft on Iran.

The leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations -- Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman -- are coming to the White House and Camp David alarmed about a prospective nuclear deal with Iran and troubled by what they see as Obama’s tepid responses to regional turmoil fueled in part by the Islamic Republic.