Trump to Meet Gulf Leaders on Iran War Strategy at UN

President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with leaders from six Gulf nations on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 22 to discuss the next steps in the war with Iran and U.S. postwar strategy. The meeting, first reported by Axios, will include leaders or foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman. Sources indicated the gathering could potentially expand to include other Arab and Muslim leaders. The planned session comes as the Trump administration is drafting a broader postwar strategy for the Middle East, which is not expected to be finalized until after the November U.S. midterm elections. The strategy reportedly includes elements such as a U.S.-guaranteed regional alignment against Iran, Gaza-related arrangements, potential Israel-Syria and Israel-Lebanon agreements, and an expansion of the Abraham Accords. The meeting follows a separate diplomatic development over the weekend, when U.S. officials met with a delegation from Yemen's Ansar Allah, commonly known as the Houthis, in Oman. According to Reuters, the group committed to adhering to a 2025 ceasefire with the U.S.