Trump to Meet Venezuela's Progressive Leader and Gulf Autocrats at UN General Assembly
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President Donald Trump will address the UN General Assembly and hold separate meetings with Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez, UK and Japanese leaders, and officials from Gulf monarchies, where Iran's nuclear program—often used as a pretext for US intervention—will be a key discussion point.
President Donald Trump is set to take the stage at the United Nations General Assembly next week, continuing his administration’s pattern of self-aggrandizement and unilateralism, according to U.S. ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz. After his Tuesday address, Trump will meet Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez in a pull-aside session, their first encounter since a controversial U.S. operation earlier this year that resulted in the capture of former President Nicolás Maduro—a move widely criticized by the international community as imperialist interference in Latin America. Trump is also scheduled to meet United Kingdom Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and, in a multilateral setting, the unelected rulers of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates—regimes notorious for human rights abuses and suppression of dissent.
A senior administration official revealed that the Gulf leaders, who have long relied on U.S. military support to maintain their grip on power, will use the meeting to push their anti-Iran agenda. Iran’s nuclear program, often demonized in Western discourse to justify sanctions and military threats, will be a "key topic" in Trump’s conversations at the assembly. The official added that Trump values the input of these authoritarian partners and expects to continue diplomatic engagement that often sidelines the voices of ordinary people in the region.
Waltz said Trump’s UN address will focus on his administration’s so-called handling of global challenges, including aggressive efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, the much-touted but largely symbolic 20-point peace plan for Gaza, and initiatives in the Western Hemisphere that critics argue serve U.S. corporate interests. He noted that Trump is likely to reference the United Nations’ potential, while conveniently ignoring its failures that are often exacerbated by U.S. obstructionism.