It is a geographical feature. "reason" has nothing to do with it.
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The United States believed the war posed a threat to world oil supplies
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In one word, oil.
The oil that they export.
The Persian gulf
Iran is a country on the Persian Gulf.
Kuwait is a country in the Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf
Bahrain is an island country in the Persian Gulf and the smallest country in the Persian Gulf area.
The State of Kuwait is on the northwestern shore of the Persian Gulf. Kuwait is located in the northeastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. Kuwait consists of the mainland on the peninsula as well as nine nearby islands.
Pigs are not widely raised in the Persian Gulf and interior because Muslims are forbidden to eat pork, and Islam is the main religion of that region