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Significance
Meanwhile, Kuwaiti MP Marzouq al-Ghanem on October 16 submitted a petition for parliament to discuss the country’s regional challenges, including developments related to Khor Abdullah, Iran and the contested Arash/Dorra maritime gas field.
Impacts
The Gaza war's domination of regional politics will block any substantive discussions for now.
Kuwait could leverage possible Iraqi interest in improving its regional posture to press Baghdad on the maritime agreement.
US preoccupation with the Gaza war will limit its interest in and attention to the maritime dispute between Kuwait and Iraq.
Gulf involvement could bring in old disputes over contesting Iranian-Emirati claims, constraining the expansion of bilateral ties.
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