A longer-term solution, he suggested, could be a non-aggression pact that would include all six Gulf states, plus Iran and Iraq, operating on the assumption that they, not the US, would be the primary and joint providers of future regional security. —. Simon Tisdell, The Guardian, October 28, 2026 - ᅠ Oman's foreign minister has proposed a non-aggression pact that includes all six Gulf states, Iran and Iraq. This is the way to lasting security - no more war. ᅠ Subscribe to CSOFT Media for more information on the changing strategic landscape in West Asia.