Trump-GCC Summit in New York: What does each side want?

Trump will meet with leaders from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman on the sidelines of UNGA.

US President Donald Trump (3R) with Gulf countries' leaders during a US-GCC summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in May 2025 [File: Win McNamee/Getty]

Leaders of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are set to meet United States President Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday, as the US-Israel war on Iran nears seven months.

The meeting, to be held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) , brings together countries that have borne much of the fallout from a war they did not start.

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Since the war began on February 28, Iran has repeatedly struck US bases across the Middle East as well as airports, energy facilities and hotels. The war has particularly hit the Gulf nations hard, as their oil and gas exports – the mainstay of their economies – have been disrupted, causing a global energy crisis.

A June memorandum of understanding (MoU) briefly raised hopes of an end to the war, but it collapsed last month amid disputes over navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, which remains effectively closed.

These talks come as Trump says he faces a “big decision” on the war, and as Iran’s president and foreign minister are also in New York for the UNGA.

So what is on the table and what might come out of the talks? Here is all you need to know:

What do we know about the GCC-Trump meeting?

Trump is set to meet the leaders from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which form the GCC, on the sidelines of the UNGA.

Trump told US media outlet Axios on Thursday that he wanted to meet the GCC leaders as he faced a “big decision” on the war and wanted to speak with them directly.

Experts say there are two interconnected issues – the US-Israel war on Iran and the conflict between Houthi rebels and the Saudi-backed government forces in Yemen.

What do the GCC countries want from the meeting?

Broadly, experts say, the GCC nations share a common goal for the meeting.

The GCC has “shared positions on the main principles of regional security and de-escalation”, Luciano Zaccara, a researcher with the New Ground Research think tank in Doha, Qatar, told Al Jazeera.

“With Trump recently threatening to ‘wipe out’ Iran, I expect the six GCC states, or at least most of them, to convey to the US president their grave concerns about the likely consequences of another round of intense US military strikes on Iran,” Giorgio Cafiero, CEO of Gulf State Analytics, told Al Jazeera.

“They will probably seek to underscore their own vulnerabilities to a renewed cycle of all-out fighting between the United States and Iran,” he said, adding that they will try to persuade Trump into making certain concessions to Tehran.

Cafiero said they will look to develop an arrangement that builds on the MoU and which “offers the most viable path toward winding down the crisis”.

Chief among their common concerns is freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea, according to Ahmed Helal, managing director for the Gulf region at The Asia Group.

Despite common goals, the Gulf states have still experienced “divergent” outcomes from the war and will also look to persuade Trump to address their particular predicaments, Helal said.

The UAE, he explained, has been able to keep exporting oil by pipeline to its port of Fujairah, which bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, although not at the volumes it would like.

But fellow GCC member Qatar, whose gas exports depend on the strait, has seen its LNG shipments severely curtailed and wants to avoid any renewed escalation that could see its energy infrastructure targeted again, Helal said.

Speaking at an event in New York, US, on Sunday, Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani described the economic fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran as an “earthquake”.

Saudi Arabia has another problem, as it is now under “enormous pressure” as the Houthis gain ground in Yemen, and has been “intensifying their lobbying” for US strikes on the group, he said.

What does Trump want from the meeting?

Predicting what the US president plans has been difficult since the outbreak of the US-Israel war on Iran, experts say.

“It could be possible that the US is expecting a more direct GCC engagement against Iran in exchange for a direct US intervention to stop the Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia, but without the GCC leaving the main role in defending themselves”, Zaccara told Al Jazeera.

“Regarding Iran, Trump has not ruled out another major military escalation. At the same time, the administration seems to be open to exploring diplomatic options,” he said, adding there are rumours of a possible indirect US-Iran meeting on the sidelines before Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s speech on Wednesday.

Helal said the administration’s focus is domestic, with the midterm elections weeks away and Trump’s approval ratings at a record low; there is “immense pressure” to lower petrol prices.

While Trump has threatened further military action, he remains politically sensitive to an “escalatory ladder” that could spike oil prices, Helal said.

The talks are unlikely to produce a breakthrough, he added, with the best-case scenario an agreement to return to negotiations potentially brokered by Qatar or Pakistan.

特朗普将在联合国大会期间会见沙特阿拉伯、阿联酋、卡塔尔、巴林、科威特和阿曼的领导人。

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海湾合作委员会（GCC）六个成员国的领导人将于周二在纽约会见美国总统唐纳德·特朗普，此时美国和以色列对伊朗的战争已持续近七个月。

此次会议将在联合国大会期间举行，与会者包括那些承受了战争大部分后果的国家，而这场战争并非由它们挑起。

列表 1/4：绘制伊朗战争对海湾能源的打击及其对石油未来影响的地图

伊朗称美国轰炸了锡里克的一场婚礼，造成至少四人死亡（共四条记录，此为第二条）。

列表 3（共 4 题）约旦的阿兹拉克基地是什么？伊朗为何要以该基地为目标？

伊朗和海湾国家将于周一在阿曼就霍尔木兹海峡问题举行会谈，名单共4个，此为其中4个。

自2月28日战争爆发以来，伊朗多次袭击美国在中东的军事基地、机场、能源设施和酒店。这场战争对海湾国家造成了尤为沉重的打击，其经济支柱——石油和天然气出口——受到严重破坏，引发了全球能源危机。

6 月份签署的谅解备忘录 (MoU) 曾一度燃起结束战争的希望，但上个月由于霍尔木兹海峡的航行争端而破裂，该海峡目前实际上仍然关闭。

此次会谈正值特朗普表示他将面临关于这场战争的“重大决定”，而伊朗总统和外交部长也正在纽约参加联合国大会之际。

那么，谈判桌上究竟有哪些议题？谈判可能取得哪些成果？以下是您需要了解的所有信息：

我们对海湾合作委员会与特朗普的会晤了解多少？

特朗普将在联合国大会期间会见海湾合作委员会（GCC）成员国巴林、科威特、阿曼、卡塔尔、沙特阿拉伯和阿拉伯联合酋长国的领导人。

特朗普周四告诉美国媒体Axios，他希望与海湾合作委员会领导人会面，因为他面临着关于战争的“重大决定”，他希望直接与他们对话。

专家表示，有两个相互关联的问题——美国和以色列对伊朗的战争以及也门胡塞武装与沙特支持的政府军之间的冲突。

海湾合作委员会成员国希望从这次会议中获得什么？

专家表示，总体而言，海湾合作委员会成员国对此次会议有着共同的目标。

卡塔尔多哈新地研究智库的研究员卢西亚诺·扎卡拉告诉半岛电视台，海湾合作委员会“在区域安全和降级的主要原则上持有共同立场”。

“鉴于特朗普最近威胁要‘消灭’伊朗，我预计海湾合作委员会六个成员国，或者至少其中大多数，会向美国总统表达他们对美国再次对伊朗发动猛烈军事打击可能造成的后果的严重关切，”海湾国家分析公司首席执行官乔治·卡菲罗告诉半岛电视台。

“他们可能会试图强调自身在美伊之间再次爆发全面战争时的脆弱性，”他说，并补充说，他们会试图说服特朗普对德黑兰做出某些让步。

卡菲耶罗表示，他们将寻求制定一项在谅解备忘录基础上的安排，该安排“为结束危机提供最可行的途径”。

亚洲集团海湾地区总经理艾哈迈德·赫拉尔表示，他们共同关心的首要问题是霍尔木兹海峡和红海的航行自由。

希拉尔表示，尽管海湾国家有着共同的目标，但它们在战争中仍然经历了“不同的”结果，并且还将寻求说服特朗普解决它们各自的困境。

他解释说，阿联酋一直能够通过管道向其富查伊拉港出口石油，绕过霍尔木兹海峡，尽管出口量没有达到其预期。

希拉尔表示，海湾合作委员会同盟成员国卡塔尔的天然气出口依赖于该海峡，其液化天然气运输量已大幅减少，卡塔尔希望避免局势再次升级，以免其能源基础设施再次成为攻击目标。

卡塔尔首相谢赫·穆罕默德·本·阿卜杜勒拉赫曼·本·贾西姆·阿勒萨尼周日在美国纽约的一次活动上发表讲话时，将美国和以色列对伊朗的战争造成的经济影响描述为“地震”。

他说，沙特阿拉伯现在面临着另一个问题，因为随着胡塞武装在也门不断推进，沙特阿拉伯承受着“巨大的压力”，并且一直在“加紧游说”，要求美国对该组织进行打击。

特朗普希望从这次会面中获得什么？

专家表示，自美以对伊朗爆发战争以来，预测美国总统的计划一直很困难。

扎卡拉告诉半岛电视台：“美国有可能希望海湾合作委员会更直接地参与对抗伊朗的行动，以此换取美国直接干预以制止胡塞武装对沙特阿拉伯的袭击，但同时海湾合作委员会又不能放弃自卫的主要作用。”

“关于伊朗问题，特朗普并未排除再次大规模军事升级的可能性。与此同时，本届政府似乎也愿意探索外交途径，”他说道，并补充说，有传言称，在伊朗总统马苏德·佩泽什基安周三发表讲话之前，美伊双方可能会举行一次间接会晤。

赫拉尔表示，本届政府的重点是国内事务，中期选举还有几周时间，而特朗普的支持率处于历史低位；降低汽油价格面临着“巨大的压力”。

希拉尔表示，虽然特朗普威胁要采取进一步的军事行动，但他仍然对可能导致油价飙升的“升级阶梯”在政治上非常敏感。

他补充说，会谈不太可能取得突破，最好的结果可能是卡塔尔或巴基斯坦斡旋达成协议，恢复谈判。