Trump and UAE attempting to get Russia to break away with Iran: Report

‘The United Arab Emirates arranged a secret meeting earlier this year between a representative of then-President-elect Donald Trump and a confidant of Russian President Vladimir Putin to facilitate backdoor diplomacy between the two sides, a report says.
American, European and Arab officials told The Washington Post that the UAE agreed to broker the meeting in the Seychelles islands in the Indian Ocean in an attempt to persuade Moscow to reduce its close ties with Iran. The report was published on Monday.
In this regard, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, secretly visited New York in December of last year, said the officials, speaking on condition of anonymity.
He held meetings with Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, his son-in-law Jared Kushner, and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon.
Zayed and his brother, the UAE’s national security adviser, discussed exploring ways to get Moscow to break ranks with the Islamic Republic.’
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