THE ROLE OF THE ISlAMIC REVOLUTION OF IRAN IN THE FORMATION AND CONTINUATION OF THE PERSIAN GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL

The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council's coming into existence in February 1981 was not the natural result of the attempts of the six countries, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Oman to maintain their collective security, but it was the result of the outstanding changes in late 70s especialhy the Islamic Republic of Iran which had reformative goals in mind. The present paper, resorts to the existing hypotheses about the formation and continuation of the Council to have a brief look at the accomplishments of the Council during the imposed war on Iran and its political support of the UAE's claim alout the three Islands. Obviously, the removal of the existing misunderestandings  can strengthen the mutual trust and the development of Iran's relationship to the Council, which consequently leads to the weakening of the presence of foreign military forces in the region.