The gulf states before WW1
At the time of the exploration for oil in persia Iraq was within the ottoman empire. So was Saudi arabia, although control was starting to go.
The rest of the gulf was under proxy British control.
Bahrain was a british protectorate, and had been since the 1820's.
Trucial Oman (now the United Arab Emirates) the same.
Qatar was in theory part of the Ottoman empire, but he ottomans had been beaten in a battle by the Qataris in the 1890's, and after that the jurisdiction was more theoretical than practical. From 1915 it was also a British protectorate (note the date - before wars end).
Kuwait wa defined in an anglo-ottoman convention in 1913 as a governership within the ottoman empire. The fact that the british were involved in this agreement shows where the power lay.
By 1922 it was within the british sphere.
All of these states could have had exporation for oil before WW1 or just after instead of Persia. The political environment was better for the british than persia, and as these are all islands or on the coast getting the oil exported would be easier.
At the time of the exploration for oil in persia Iraq was within the ottoman empire. So was Saudi arabia, although control was starting to go.
The rest of the gulf was under proxy British control.
Bahrain was a british protectorate, and had been since the 1820's.
Trucial Oman (now the United Arab Emirates) the same.
Qatar was in theory part of the Ottoman empire, but he ottomans had been beaten in a battle by the Qataris in the 1890's, and after that the jurisdiction was more theoretical than practical. From 1915 it was also a British protectorate (note the date - before wars end).
Kuwait wa defined in an anglo-ottoman convention in 1913 as a governership within the ottoman empire. The fact that the british were involved in this agreement shows where the power lay.
By 1922 it was within the british sphere.
All of these states could have had exporation for oil before WW1 or just after instead of Persia. The political environment was better for the british than persia, and as these are all islands or on the coast getting the oil exported would be easier.