A senior U.S. congressional delegation led by Congressman Josh Gottheimer visited the United Arab Emirates, Thailand and the Philippines to reinforce security ties and deliver a united message that Iran must stop threatening its neighbours, Gottheimer said on June 2. The trip combined meetings on regional security with talks on artificial intelligence, energy cooperation and countering shared threats.
Gottheimer, a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, met senior Emirati leaders in Abu Dhabi, including Deputy Ruler and National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. “The United States and the UAE are close partners, and I am grateful for the warmth our hosts extended throughout this trip,” he said after the visit.
The congressman praised the UAE’s response to what he described as Iranian missile and drone attacks on Emirati cities and highlighted the country’s expanding ties with Israel under the Abraham Accords. He said the United States and the UAE were aligned on the need to prevent Iran from threatening its neighbours: “We are completely aligned that Iran cannot continue threatening its neighbours.”
Discussions in Abu Dhabi covered the ongoing conflict with Iran, broader regional security, rising antisemitism and extremism, and deepening cooperation on emerging technologies and energy security. Gottheimer said the meetings underscored growing U.S.–UAE collaboration in those fields. “We also had productive discussions on artificial intelligence and energy cooperation that underscored the strength of what our two societies can build,” he added.
After the Gulf leg, the delegation travelled to Thailand and the Philippines to meet senior officials and strengthen Indo‑Pacific security ties. The talks concentrated on boosting regional cooperation and countering the destabilising influence of “bad actors around the world, including China, North Korea, and Iran,” Gottheimer said.
The trip reflects U.S. efforts to deepen partnerships across both the Middle East and the Indo‑Pacific as Washington addresses security challenges on multiple fronts. Gottheimer, who serves on the House intelligence panel and is Ranking Member of its National Security Agency and Cyber Subcommittee, framed the visits as part of broader cooperation with allies on security, technology and energy. The United States and the UAE have long-standing strategic ties spanning security, trade, energy and counterterrorism, and the UAE remains a central participant in the Abraham Accords that normalised relations between Israel and several Arab states.
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Publish Date: 2026-06-02 07:52:00
