n oil—Persian Gulf monarchies, Jordan and Egypt s=arting in the mid-1970s—while the Soviets supported their friends— Syri=, Iraq, Libya at times and South Yemen. The U.S. backed a lot of anti-demo=ratic and despotic regimes, but the result was relative stability. Now, though, the Co=d War framework has been

oting peace among world nations. His personal mediation for peace in the=region led to a peace treaty that ended hostilities between North Yemen and South Yemen in 1972, and another treaty to end a conflict between Oman and Y=men in 1984. Sheikh Sabah was also instrumental in several mediation and reconci=i