Jasem Albudaiwi says Iran must prove itself to Gul...

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• Jasem Albudaiwi, head of the Gulf Cooperation Council, said Iran must show it wants better ties with Gulf states after months of attacks.
• Albudaiwi has also said Gulf forces shot down more than 7,000 missiles and drones that Iran fired toward members.
• For now, Jasem Albudaiwi has put the next move on Tehran, while the Gulf states keep building their own joint defences and supply routes.

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Jasem Albudaiwi, head of the Gulf Cooperation Council, said Iran must show it wants better ties with Gulf states after months of attacks.

Speaking in Abu Dhabi on Monday, he said Tehran has taken the relationship “back to square one.” He made the remarks at the Hili Forum.

“The ball is in Iran’s court,” the secretary-general said. In his view, “it is Iran that must prove itself” to Gulf states and the world.

Jasem Albudaiwi on Gulf projects since February 28

The six-member bloc is now working through projects that grew out of events after February 28. The list includes better supply links, shared water networks, emergency stockpiles, fresh oil and gas pipeline paths, and a bigger power grid connection.

Some of the work has come roughly 50 to 60 per cent of the way, he said, and other parts stand near 70 per cent. He did not say which figure fits which project.