Trump To Hold Iran Talks With Gulf Leaders Next Week In New York: Report

Trump is expected to meet the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly

US President Donald Trump is set to hold talks with the leaders of six Gulf countries in New York next week as Washington weighs the next phase of its war with Iran, a development that could mark an important diplomatic turn in the seven-month-old conflict.

According to Axios, Trump is expected to meet the leaders or foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next Tuesday. Three sources with direct knowledge of the plans have been quoted by Axios as saying that the meeting will focus on the next steps in the war and US ideas for a post-war strategy.