Because it is a hotbed of unrest with many irrational governments and rulers.
Because of it's key position in the middle of the oil-rich Southwest Asia.
The oil that they export.
In one word, oil.
The Persian gulf
Hot, unhappy and generally full of tension.
Persia, today called Iran.
Rich and unhappy.
Because of it's oil production.
Bahrain is an island country in the Persian Gulf and the smallest country in the Persian Gulf area.
Iran is a country on the Persian Gulf.
Kuwait is a country in the Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf