JEDDAH , Saudi Arabia, May 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel urged Gulf Arab states to unite against common security threats, despite a splintering of unity over Qatar's support of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Hagel, speaking Wednesday to the Gulf Cooperation Council in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, sought to increase U.S. influence in a prosperous, oil-producing region with differing views on Egyptian democracy protests, Iran's nuclear program, and the Syrian conflict.