Rubio heads to UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain to discuss Iran deal with Gulf allies

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit the UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain to discuss the Iran deal with Gulf allies, including a meeting with the Gulf Cooperation Council. This visit allows the Trump administration to directly engage Gulf Arab monarchies on the preliminary Iran accord.

By Gram Slattery ABU DHABI, June 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel Tuesday through Thursday to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain, on a trip that will give the Trump administration a chance to sell its preliminary Iran accord directly to Gulf Arab allies. While in Bahrain, Rubio will also meet with the Gulf Cooperation Council, or GCC, a grouping of six Sunni monarchies that also includes Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman, State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said on Monday.