President Donald Trump is meeting with leaders of Gulf states and Arab nations on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, according to N12's Yaron Avraham. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian leader Ahmad al-Shara are participating, alongside Saudi, Emirati, and other Gulf leaders. The meeting, reported as ongoing at 23:05 Jerusalem time, follows a diplomatic push by the Trump administration to shape post-conflict regional arrangements.
President Donald Trump is currently meeting with leaders of Gulf states and Arab nations on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, according to N12 journalist Yaron Avraham. The meeting includes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian leader Ahmad al-Shara, alongside Saudi, Emirati, Qatari, and other Gulf figures. The gathering, reported at 23:05 Jerusalem time, is an expansion of a meeting first reported earlier Tuesday evening by Amichai Stein (i24NEWS) at approximately 22:53.
The inclusion of al-Shara, who leads Syria's post-Assad government, and Erdogan, a NATO ally who has maintained ties with both Russia and Iran, marks a broad diplomatic push by the Trump administration. The discussions are expected to focus on the regional security architecture following months of direct US-Iran kinetic conflict.
Earlier Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that Gulf leaders would urge Trump to avoid a new escalation against Iran during their UNGA meeting. The White House has not yet issued a readout of the session. The meeting is part of a series of high-level engagements this week, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expected to address the General Assembly on Thursday.
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