"He will hold bilateral meetings in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, the Sultanate of Oman, the Kingdom of Bahrain," the State Department reported RIA Novosti.
It is noted that Hook "will discuss Iran’s aggression in the region, including the recent attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman."
Earlier, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Ali Shamkhani, estimated the likelihood of a war between Tehran and Washington.