Were they salt domes such as are common along the United States Gulf Coast, and if so, why should there have been so much solid crystalline salt beneath the floor of the Mediterranean?

Spartina alterniflora, known as cordgrass, is a deciduous, perennial flowering plant native to the Atlantic coast and the Gulf Coast of the United States.

The United States has welcomed the stated commitments of key Gulf Allies including Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to set up embassies in Baghdad.