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This report describes the strategic importance of the Persian Gulf region to the United States. The authors explain how the flow of oil from the region will continue to be crucial to the economic well-being of the industrialized world for the foreseeable future. They also analyze how developments in the Persian Gulf will have a critical impact on issues ranging from Arab-Israeli relations and religious extremism to terrorism and nuclear non-proliferation. The report details how every US president since Richard Nixon has recognized the necessity of maintaining security and stability in the Persian Gulf and outlines how the US should continue to define its policy in containing Iran and Iraq.