(Reuters-Washington Post) Phil Stewart - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday in Abu Dhabi that leading Gulf states appeared ready to lobby China to support sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. Asked whether the Gulf states were ready to help the U.S. overcome Chinese and Russian doubts on sanctions, Gates said: "I have a sense that there is a willingness to do that. Although there is less need with respect to Russia, because I think Russia is pretty much already there. It's mainly China." "I think everybody in the region is concerned about Iran," Gates said, adding that worries were rooted in "rising Iranian interference and covert activities throughout the region, in addition to their missile and nuclear program."
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