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MANAMA: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Bahrain on Friday, the first leg of a tour of Gulf monarchies which Washington says are 鈥渃ritical鈥� to confronting Iran and militants.
鈥淭hese Gulf partnerships are critical to achieving shared regional objectives 鈥� defeating Daesh, countering radical Islamic terrorism, protecting global energy supplies and rolling back Iranian aggression,鈥� a State Department spokesman said.
In Bahrain, Pompeo is due to have a working lunch with King Hamad, Crown Prince Salman and Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa, according to his official program.
Bahrain, a key US ally in the Gulf, hosts the US Navy鈥檚 Fifth Fleet with around 7,800 US military personnel deployed in the country, as well as a British naval base.
It is one of the closest allies of regional power house 抖阴短视频 and shares its hostility Iran.
鈥淏ahrain is a staunch supporter of countering Iran鈥檚 malign efforts鈥� in the region, the US spokesman said.
鈥淏ahrain continues efforts to investigate and counter Iranian sanctions evasion and combat illicit maritime activity,鈥� he added.
Pompeo鈥檚 visit is part of a whistlestop regional tour aimed at reassuring US allies after President Donald Trump鈥檚 shock decision to withdraw all US troops from Syria.
The US top diplomat flew in to Manama from Cairo and has already visited Amman, Baghdad and the Iraqi Kurdish regional capital of Irbil.
He will also visit the other five members of the Gulf Cooperation Council 鈥� the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and 抖阴短视频.
State Department officials have said Pompeo hopes his trip will strengthen the GCC.
The State Department has said that a 鈥渦nited Gulf Cooperation Council the backbone for regional peace, prosperity, security and stability鈥� and key to countering Iran.
It said Pompeo would also work with regional leaders to advance a proposed Middle East Strategic Alliance 鈥� a NATO-style security pact.