Several Gulf states are planning to urge U.S. President Donald Trump to avoid escalating the conflict with Iran.

Bloomberg, AFR · United States

22 Sept 2026

What it means

Gulf Arab states, likely the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), are planning to meet with President Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday and will press him to avoid escalating military hostilities with Iran. This reflects the ' fear that a wider war between the U.S. and Iran would destabilize their own economies and security, especially after recent rounds of heavy strikes and retaliatory attacks in the region.

Accuracy & sourcesSourced

The claim is based on a Bloomberg report citing unnamed sources familiar with the planned meeting, which is a reputable secondary source. The story is widely syndicated and consistent with recent reporting on Gulf states' diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions, but the precise details of the leaders' messaging are not independently confirmed from a named primary source.

How new

This is genuinely new reporting from September 22, 2026, about a meeting scheduled for the next day, not a resurfaced older story.

Past coverage

We covered a major on September 3, 2026, when the US and Iran exchanged heavy strikes that hit a wedding and caused oil prices to surge, and Iran retaliated against Gulf states. This new story shows Gulf states now trying to prevent further escalation.