US and GCC Hold Ministerial Meeting to Reinforce Strategic Security Following US-Iran Peace Deal
A joint ministerial meeting between the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) convened in Manama, Bahrain. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured Gulf allies that their security interests would not be compromised by the recently established US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding. Simultaneously, commercial maritime traffic has begun recovering in the region, with two Qatari LNG tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Date: June 25, 2026
Location: Middle East, Bahrain
Conflict: US-Iran Conflict
Category: diplomacy
Severity: CRITICAL
Source: GCC Secretariat General / Anadolu Agency