ABSTRACT
Eachsideconsolidateditsposition,Hormuzusingitswealth, influenceandmaritimestrengthandtheAl-Juburcapitalisingontheir powerintheeasternsectoroftheArabianpeninsula,particularlyin OmanwhencetheywouldposearealthreattoHormuzsinceOman wassituatedattheexittothesouthernGulfandHormuzdepended uponittomaintainitsownpresenceinthearea.
