Donald Trump is going to be busy when Air Force One touches down in Saudi Arabia this weekend. On his first foreign trip as president of the United States, Mr Trump will visit the Middle East, aiming to restore America’s traditional alliances in this part of the world. Saudi Arabia, one of America’s longest and strongest allies, will welcome Mr Trump as the guest of honour to a special Together We Prevail summit.
The summit will address three critical areas of concern: US-Saudi relations, US-GCC relations and Islamic-American relations. While Saudi Arabia will continue its efforts to shore up support from the Trump administration for a tougher position on Iran, including the recognition of Tehran’s meddling actions across the region from Yemen to Syria, 55 leaders and representatives from across the Islamic world will be in attendance to discuss American- Islamic relations.
Given Mr Trump’s contradictory statements about Muslims leading up to his election last November, this summit will be an important chance for the new president to hear about the perspectives from the Muslim world about the challenges facing the international community.
As we have long argued, the view on events from this region is different than the view from Washington or Berlin. The GCC summit will also be a chance for regional partners to meet with America’s leadership and voice their perspectives on security, stability and how best to counter extremism.
We have the opportunity to recalibrate our alliance with Washington in a manner that places our perspectives and needs at the forefront of the discussion. As US secretary of state Rex Tillerson told Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, in Washington this week: “I think the important aspect of this visit that the president is making is to bring a message of unity among the followers of these religions in the face of the threats posed by ISIL and Al Qaeda.”
We look forward to a fruitful and productive discussion with the American president and welcome the shift in temperament in Washington.
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- US sanctions on Iran’s energy industry and exports took effect on Monday, November 5.
- Washington issued formal waivers to eight buyers of Iranian oil, allowing them to continue limited imports. Iraq did not receive a waiver.
- Iraq’s government is cooperating with the US to contain Iranian influence in the country, and increased Iraqi oil production is helping to make up for Iranian crude that sanctions are blocking from markets, US officials say.
- Iraq, the second-biggest producer in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, pumped last month at a record 4.78 million barrels a day, former Oil Minister Jabbar Al-Luaibi said on Oct. 20. Iraq exported 3.83 million barrels a day last month, according to tanker tracking and data from port agents.
- Iraq has been working to restore production at its northern Kirkuk oil field. Kirkuk could add 200,000 barrels a day of oil to Iraq’s total output, Hook said.
- The country stopped trucking Kirkuk oil to Iran about three weeks ago, in line with U.S. sanctions, according to four people with knowledge of the matter who asked not to be identified because they aren’t allowed to speak to media.
- Oil exports from Iran, OPEC’s third-largest supplier, have slumped since President Donald Trump announced in May that he’d reimpose sanctions. Iran shipped about 1.76 million barrels a day in October out of 3.42 million in total production, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
- Benchmark Brent crude fell 47 cents to $72.70 a barrel in London trading at 7:26 a.m. local time. U.S. West Texas Intermediate was 25 cents lower at $62.85 a barrel in New York. WTI held near the lowest level in seven months as concerns of a tightening market eased after the U.S. granted its waivers to buyers of Iranian crude.
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3) UAE 3 1 2 2 0.000
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