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The renewed strikes between the US and Iran this week have put Gulf countries back in the firing line.

The latest escalation was sparked when Iran’s Islamic Revoluationary Guard (IRGC) targeted three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz – including Saudi and Qatar-owned oil and gas tankers.

The US retaliated with dozens of strikes on Iran. Tehran now says it has responded by targeting US-linked sites in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan and Iraq.

So what do the Gulf’s leaders make of this escalation? What role was set out for them in the Memorandum of Understanding anounced by President Donald Trump last month? And how could it the continuing uncertainty caused by the US-Israel war with Iran affect regional alliances with Washington?

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World leaders are gathering in Ankara, Turkey for a Nato summit, despite tensions between Donald Trump and Nato allies over financial contributions and the Iran war.

The US president hasn’t hidden his consternation with European leaders, and has suggested he is only attending ‘out of respect to President Erdogan’.

Turkey’s leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has come under criticism for a crackdown on dissent in the country, which has led to over 200 arrests of activists, journalists and public figures in the lead up to the summit. So how has he taken on such a pivotal role within Nato?

Tristan Redman from The Global Story speaks to BBC correspondent and presenter, Mark Lowen, who was based in Istanbul for five years, before he was detained and banned from the country while on a reporting trip last year.

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00:00 Introduction
02:27 Why Turkey is so committed to Nato
04:10 Being arrested for covering protests
07:40 The state of democracy and free speech in Turkey
09:01 Erdogan’s journey to presidency
10:50 2016’s attempted coup against Erdogan
15:25 Tensions with the United States
19:40 Erdogan’s relationship with Trump within Nato
23:34 The importance of this Nato summit for Turkey and the alliance

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The US wants Iran to publicly state that the Strait of Hormuz is open and to pledge to stop firing on commercial ships as part of …

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