Axios: Trump to hold Iran talks with Gulf leaders next week

US President Donald Trump is expected to hold a meeting with Gulf leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York next Tuesday to discuss the next steps in the war with Iran, three sources with direct knowledge tell Axios.

The meeting is expected to focus on US ideas for a postwar strategy as Trump and his senior team work on a day-after plan expected to be finalized after the midterms.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also wants to meet Trump in New York, but no meeting has been scheduled, an Israeli source said.

Last year, Trump met during the UN General Assembly with leaders from eight Arab and Muslim countries and presented them with his draft Gaza peace plan.

He presented it publicly a week later. A deal to end the war was reached shortly afterward.

The sources said Trump will meet with leaders or foreign ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries - Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman.