How one phone call from Trump restarted a feud in the Middle East

Trash-Talking Trump Pushed Two Allies Into Vicious Fight

President Donald Trump is accused of instigating a feud between two U.S. allies with a secret phone call—before offering to use his peacemaking skills to settle it. Trump, 79, allegedly called the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in November to discuss a private conversation he had with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, The New York Times reported Friday. Both neighboring nations, which have business ties to Trump’s family and are consider…

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How one phone call from Trump restarted a feud in the Middle East

President Donald Trump accused of inadvertently igniting tensions between Saudi Arabia and UAE, two important U.S. allies in the Middle East

Trump Sets Off Middle East Crisis With One Phone Call

The UAE and Saudi are in a public feud over who said what to Donald Trump.

Trump Phone Call Sparks Gulf Tensions

The Gulf has seen a diplomatic crisis after a February 27, 2026 story by The New York Times about a secret November 2022 phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The report states that Trump told the Emirati leader that Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman […]