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Updated · abcnews.com · Jun 22
Rubio to Visit 3 Gulf States This Week as Iran War Continues
Updated
Updated · abcnews.com · Jun 22

Rubio to Visit 3 Gulf States This Week as Iran War Continues

3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Jun 22

Summary

  • Marco Rubio will make his first Middle East trip since the Iran war began, visiting the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain this week, the State Department said.
  • Tuesday-to-Thursday travel plans make the tour a short Gulf swing focused on three U.S. partner states rather than a broader regional circuit.
  • The visit comes with the Iran war still underway, putting U.S. diplomacy in the Gulf at the center of Washington's regional engagement.

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