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President Donald Trump, fifth left, attends a group photo session with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, fourth right, with United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, second right, Bahrain's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, left, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, third left, Kuwait's Crown Prince Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, second left, Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, right, during the GCC Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
March 31, 2026, 10:08 am
Gulf allies privately pushing Trump to keep up war until Iran decisively defeated
Saudi Arabia and UAE leading calls to continue war, seeking end to Iran’s nuclear capabilities, support for proxies, and control over Strait of Hormuz; Oman and Qatar favor talks
By AAMER MADHANI, Samy Magdy, Matthew Lee and SAM MEDNICK
The UAE's then-Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash attends the World Government Summit at the Dubai Expo 2020, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
March 18, 2026, 4:32 pm
Senior UAE official says Iranian attacks will drive Gulf countries into Israeli arms
Emirati presidential adviser Anwar Gargash says ‘more channels will open’ between Israel and Arab countries it doesn’t have ties with, in the wake of incessant Iranian strikes
By Lazar Berman
UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan meets with US Senator Lindsey Graham in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, on February 18, 2026. (WAM video screenshot)
February 18, 2026, 6:54 pm
UAE president seen in meeting with US senator after rumors spread over health issues
Lindsey Graham says he met Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan for an hour and a half, dismisses ‘false narratives’ of ill health; two reportedly discuss efforts to promote peace in region
By Agencies
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (right) welcomes his US counterpart Donald Trump upon arrival at the presidential terminal in Abu Dhabi on May 15, 2025. (Giuseppe Cacae/AFP)
May 15, 2025, 6:46 pm
Trump lands in UAE for last leg of Middle East tour as Emiratis seek AI cooperation
US leader meets with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, announces $10 billion Qatari investment in US military base southwest of Doha
By Reuters and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on his way to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
May 13, 2025, 5:26 am
Trump starts Mideast trip with crush of problems, outsized certainty he has the answers
While president intends to press Gulf leaders to pour funds into US economy, they’ll likely press him on how US will address Gaza war, Iran nuclear program and India-Pakistan tensions
By AAMER MADHANI and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
US President Donald Trump (R) and US First Lady Melania Trump (2nd R), posing for a picture with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi (L) and Saudi Arabia's then king Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud during the inauguration of the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology "Etidal" in Riyadh, May 21, 2017. (BANDAR AL-JALOUD / Saudi Royal Palace / AFP)
May 10, 2025, 10:20 pm
Trump aims for ‘historic return’ to region, taking in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, not Israel
US president’s first Middle East visit since returning to office comes amid talks with Iran and as he looks to sign a deal with the Saudis, but Israel is notably not on the agenda
By AFP
US Vice President JD Vance (L) listens as Secretary of Energy Chris Wright speaks at the US military's Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on March 28, 2025. (Jim Watson/Pool/AFP)
April 8, 2025, 8:58 pm
Trump’s energy chief to visit UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia on 2-week Mideast trip
Sources say Chris Wright will push for increased oil supply and lay groundwork for president to visit region in May
By timothy gardner
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, walks with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as they meet at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 19, 2025. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)
February 19, 2025, 2:38 pm
UAE tells Rubio it rejects displacement of Palestinians from Gaza
Emirati president meets US secretary of state in Abu Dhabi, links two-state solution for Israeli-Palestinian conflict to rebuilding of war-ravaged enclave
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, arrives in Abu Dhabi to offer condolences to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi, third, right, on the passing of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the late president of the UAE, at the Presidential Airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2022. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
April 14, 2024, 10:35 pm
As tensions between Israel and Iran rise, Gulf states seek to lower the flames
Between diplomatic advances of recent years with warring parties and being located geographically in the crossfire, Saudis and Emiratis uniquely positioned to mediate calm
By Samia Nakhoul and Pesha Magid
Human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor uses his iPhone in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, on August 25, 2016. (AP/Jon Gambrell)
August 31, 2023, 11:42 am
Rights groups urge US action to free Emirati activist ahead of Dubai climate confab
19 groups including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International press Blinken to use COP28 conference as leverage on UAE authorities over jailed Ahmed Mansoor
By AFP
Illustrative: A boat of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy operates in close proximity to patrol coastal ship USS Sirocco and expeditionary fast transport USNS Choctaw County in the Strait of Hormuz, June 20, 2022. (US Navy via AP)
June 3, 2023, 8:30 pm
Iran says it will form joint naval force with Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman
Iranian navy chief claims alliance will also include Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq, India and Pakistan; announcement comes after UAE said it was leaving US-led force
By AFP
Ilustrative -- In this photo released by Combined Maritime Forces, a boarding team from a British royal navy vessel, the HMS Montrose, transits towards a stateless dhow, a traditional cargo ship that plies the Persian Gulf and surrounding waters, in the northern Arabian Sea, Oct. 14, 2020 (Combined Maritime Forces via AP)
May 31, 2023, 3:01 pm
UAE says it withdrew from US-led maritime coalition tasked with securing Gulf waters
Abu Dhabi announces its departure 2 months ago from Combined Maritime Forces, without specifying reason; tensions remain high with Iran
By AFP
President Isaac Herzog (left) meets with UAE President Mohammed Bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi on December 5, 2022. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
May 9, 2023, 2:57 pm
How Israel came to the UAE’s aid after the 2022 Houthi missile strikes
Book on Abraham Accords reveals extent of Jerusalem’s security assistance to Abu Dhabi, unlike what Emiratis felt was lackluster support from the US
By Jacob Magid
Tom Barrack exits Brooklyn Federal Court on Oct. 21, 2022, in New York (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
October 25, 2022, 7:55 am
Trump clueless on foreign policy, seen as unable to spell ‘Middle East,’ ally says
Accused of exploiting their friendship, Tom Barrack tells court he wanted ex-US president to encourage UAE, Saudi Arabia to align with Israel and bring stability to oil-rich region
By Tom Hays
In this October 2, 2019, photo, a Turkish police officer walks past a picture of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi near the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)
July 18, 2022, 2:58 pm
US rejects claim by UAE that arrest of Khashoggi’s former lawyer was coordinated
US says it has ‘not sought the arrest of Mr. Ghafoor’ after UAE said American authorities had requested Emirati help with an investigation into alleged tax evasion
By AP
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