IRNA reported the Gulf Cooperation Council urged Iran and the United States to return to dialogue and diplomacy to defuse the current crisis. The statement was issued at the close of the GCC's 168th ministerial council in Manama, chaired by Bahrain foreign minister Abdullatif al-Zayani; Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov attended.

2026-10-19

IRNA reported the Gulf Cooperation Council urged Iran and the United States to return to dialogue and diplomacy to defuse the current crisis. The statement was issued at the close of the GCC's 168th ministerial council in Manama, chaired by Bahrain foreign minister Abdullatif al-Zayani; Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov attended.