U.S. Boast of Gulf Unity on Iran Undercut by Qatari Officials
- Disputed letter backs U.S. push at UN to extend Iran arms ban
- Officials seek distance from Gulf Cooperation Council letter
President Trump speaks during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 13.
Photographer: Oliver Contreras/Sipa/Bloomberg
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Trump administration officials pushing the United Nations Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran have repeatedly boasted of a rare show of unity among Gulf allies backing the effort.
But officials from Qatar have been sending signals that the emirate, a neighbor and trading partner of Iran, is less enthusiastic than other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council about the letter backing the U.S. stance.