The United States is committed to being an active, engaged partner in the Middle East. During yesterday’s Gulf Cooperation Council Summit, I laid out our plan to invest in building a positive future in the region. https://whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/07/16/fact-sheet-the-united-states-strengthens-cooperation-with-middle-east-partners-to-address-21st-century-challenges/…
In his first trip outside the former Soviet Union since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin had talks with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran and met face-to-face with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Tehran https://reut.rs/3OiFwP1