Study of the Gulf Cooperation Council's approach and strategy, with emphasis on the security strategy of the Islamic Republic of Iran

The Arab Gulf Council of the regional Persian Gulf counties, known as the Arab Cooperation Council of the Persian Gulf, is considered to be an important and influential milieu in the Arab world due to its strategic position in the Middle East and its vast natural wealth, with its decisions influencing the processes of the Middle East. On May 25, 1981, the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council was formally formed with a gathering of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. It was established when not all Gulf states were present. Although Iran and Iraq are in the Persian Gulf, they are not members of the Gulf Cooperation Council. In this research, we are trying to answer the question of how successful the GCC has been in achieving its declared objectives (especially security)? And Iran's strategy toward it.