Territorial disputes in the Persian Gulf
Introduction


This article deals with **[territorial disputes](/wiki/Territorial_dispute "Territorial dispute")** between [states](/wiki/Sovereign_state "Sovereign state") of in and around the [Persian Gulf](/wiki/Persian_Gulf "Persian Gulf") in [Southwestern Asia](/wiki/Southwestern_Asia "Southwestern Asia"). These states include [Iran](/wiki/Iran "Iran"), [Iraq](/wiki/Iraq "Iraq"), [Kuwait](/wiki/Kuwait "Kuwait"), [Saudi Arabia](/wiki/Saudi_Arabia "Saudi Arabia"), [Bahrain](/wiki/Bahrain "Bahrain"), [Qatar](/wiki/Qatar "Qatar"), the [United Arab Emirates](/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates "United Arab Emirates") (UAE), and [Oman](/wiki/Oman "Oman").


Are there any historical precedents for successful resolution of similar territorial disputes?