Al Arabiya English publishes a report that while the sides agreed that diplomatic efforts to reach a deal were in the best interest of the region, “US and GCC member states stressed that these diplomatic efforts will not succeed if Iran continues to provoke a nuclear crisis.”

Senior US and Gulf officials met in Riyadh on Wednesday to discuss the “aggressive and dangerous Iranian policies,” according to a joint statement released.

“The US and GCC member states condemned a range of aggressive and dangerous Iranian policies, including the proliferation and direct use of advanced ballistic missiles and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS),” the statement read.

Biden administration officials have been meeting with their Gulf counterparts on the sidelines of indirect negotiations with Iran to resume the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as the JCPOA.

Iran’s nuclear activities were discussed, and all sides agreed that the nuclear program had become a grave concern.