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The Gulf's UN agenda

The Gulf states are seeking security and diplomatic gains as the Iran war reshapes the region.

US President Donald Trump (C) attends a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) multilateral meeting alongside alongside (L/R) Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.

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Gulf states are looking to the UN General Assembly for concrete outcomes amid the Iran war and Houthi attacks. But are they seeking the same thing?

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