Obama discusses framework Iran deal with leaders of Gulf countries

U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with leaders of four Gulf countries on Friday and shared with them details of the political framework reached between world powers and Iran on Tehran's nuclear program.

Obama "spoke with King Hamad al Khalifa of Bahrain, Amir Sabah al Sabah of Kuwait, Amir Tamim al Thani of Qatar, and Crown Prince Mohammed al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates," the White House said in a statement.

Iran and the six major powers -- Britain, France, Russia, the U. S., China plus Germany -- agreed on Thursday on parameters to resolve major issues on Iran's nuclear program, following eight days of intense negotiations in the Swiss city of Lausanne, with a view to sealing a final comprehensive accord by the end of June.

Over the telephone talks, Obama highlighted that "nothing is agreed until everything is agreed, and the months ahead will be used to finalize the technical details for a lasting, comprehensive solution that verifiably ensures the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program," it said.

The president also reiterated the United States' enduring commitment to work with partners to address Iran's "destabilizing" activities in the region.

Obama had invited the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council ( GCC), a regional alliance of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain, to join him at Camp David this spring.

Saudi Arabia, Iran's key regional rival, and other Gulf Arab states, have largely remained silent after the framework deal was reached.

A senior Gulf Arab official said any reaction would come in the days ahead, not from individual countries but from the GCC. Endite