{"id":1557666,"date":"2022-07-16T08:50:07","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T12:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1557666"},"modified":"2022-07-16T08:50:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T12:50:12","slug":"biden-meets-with-arab-gulf-countries-to-counter-iran-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-meets-with-arab-gulf-countries-to-counter-iran-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Meets With Arab Gulf Countries to Counter Iran Threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-meets-with-arab-gulf-countries-to-counter-iran-threat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1557666&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>JEDDAH, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-saudi\">Saudi<\/a> Arabia\u2014President Joe Biden, speaking at a summit of Arab leaders, said Saturday that the United States \u201cwill not walk away\u201d from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-t-middle-east\">Middle East<\/a> as he tries to ensure stability in a volatile corner of the globe and boost the worldwide flow of oil to reverse rising gas prices.<\/p>\n<p>His remarks, delivered at the Gulf Cooperation Council as he closes out the final leg of a four-day trip, comes as the region braces for a potential confrontation with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia, or Iran,\u201d Biden said. \u201cWe will seek to build on this moment with active, principled, American leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although U.S. forces continue to target terrorists in the region and remain deployed at bases throughout the Middle East, Biden suggested that he was turning the page after the country\u2019s invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, I\u2019m proud to be able to say that the eras of land wars in the region, wars that involved huge numbers of American forces, is not under way,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden also pressed his counterparts, many of which lead repressive governments, to ensure human rights, including women\u2019s rights, and allow their citizens to speak openly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe future will be won by the countries that unleash the full potential of their populations,\u201d he said, including allowing people to \u201cquestion and criticize leaders without fear of reprisal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before the speech, Biden spent the morning meeting individually with the leaders of Iraq, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates, some of whom he had never sat down with.<\/p>\n<p>Biden invited Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who became president of the UAE two months ago, to visit the White House this year, saying he looked forward \u201cto another period of strong and growing cooperation\u201d between their countries<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia\u2014President Joe Biden, speaking at a summit of Arab leaders, said Saturday that the United States \u201cwill not walk away\u201d from the Middle East as he tries to ensure stability in a volatile corner of the globe and boost the worldwide flow of oil to reverse rising gas prices. 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