Like many Western governments, the Gulf monarchies remain concerned that Iran's nuclear programme is oddly shaped for civilian-only purposes (see article).
According to several historians, since Cobb's death in 1961, three pieces of writing by journalist Al Stump an article in True Magazine and two biographies have most shaped Cobb's image in American culture.
Grossman noted that as recently as December 2010, a Time magazine article highlighted that the image that most Palestinians have of Israelis is shaped by their direct contact with soldiers.