New York: United States President Donald Trump is likely to meet leaders from Gulf countries on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, reported The Axios. The meeting will reportedly focus on the ongoing situation in West Asia amid the US-Iran war and the Saudi-Houthis conflict.
As per the report, the meeting is likely to centre on the US administration’s proposals for a postwar strategy, as Trump and his senior aides work towards finalising a “day-after” plan following the midterm elections.
The US President is expected to meet leaders from the six Gulf Cooperation Council states — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman — the report claimed.
Initial invitations were reportedly sent on Wednesday by the US State Department for the meeting.
US Officials Meet Houthis
US officials reportedly held a meeting with representatives of Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi terror group. in Oman over the weekend. The meeting was held days after the terror group launched a sweeping offensive that seized a strategic stretch of Yemen’s Red Sea coast and gave a tough time to the Saudi forces, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
The meeting, held at the US Embassy in Muscat, was confirmed by three of the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity to the news agency. Two sources said Oman, which has long played a mediating role in the region, helped facilitate the talks.
The talks took place as Saudi Arabia sought US military assistance to contain the Houthis’ rapid advances in Yemen. Reuters reported that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke with President Donald Trump last week to request support, but Washington later told Riyadh it would not directly intervene.
The US decision comes even though the Trump administration designated the Houthis as a “foreign terrorist organisation” in March 2025, making support for the group a criminal offence. Despite this, Washington has continued direct engagement with the Houthis.