The US secretary of state, John Kerry, has met Gulf state ministers to ease their concerns about warming US relations with Iran and seek agreement on which Syrian opposition groups should be represented at upcoming peace talks.
Speaking after a meeting in Riyadh with foreign ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which has sided with Saudi Arabia in its spat with Iran, Kerry and the Saudi foreign minister, Adel al-Jubeir, presented a united front.
They said the US and the council agreed on the need to confront destabilising Iranian activities in the region and on an unspecified understanding that will allow the UN-led Syria talks to begin next week as planned.
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