February 2019 Warsaw Conference

February 2019 Warsaw conference
Host country Poland
Date13–14 February 2019
CitiesWarsaw, Poland
Participants
(Hadi Government)
In blue: Countries that participated in the conference.
In red: Countries that were invited to the conference but did not participate.

February 2019 Warsaw Conference, commonly known as the US-led Middle East conference in Warsaw,[1] took place on 13 and 14 February 2019 in Warsaw, capital of Poland.[2][3][4][5] The conference was hosted by Poland and the United States.[6][4][5] According to the joint official announcement of the meeting, the issues of the event were: “terrorism and extremism, missile development and proliferation, maritime trade and security, and threats posed by proxy groups across the region”.[7] In early February, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had said that the purpose of the conference is to focus on "Iran’s influence and terrorism in the region".[4][7][8] However, after the European objections to the purpose, the United States was forced to backtrack on planning to build a global coalition against Iran.[7][8]

The Warsaw Conference became the semi-official ground for the Arab-Israeli pact against Iran,[9] in light of the Iran–Israel proxy conflict and the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict. The coalition emerged in 2017, upon warming ties between Israel and the Gulf States, and received broad media attention in light of the February 2019 Warsaw Conference.

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  2. ^ Guy, Jack; Yang, Maya (13 January 2019). "Iran summons Polish diplomat over planned 'anti-Iranian' Warsaw conference". CNN. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. ^ Rozen, Laura (23 January 2019). "US allies try to dilute anti-Iran agenda for Warsaw summit". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "U.S. Says Mideast Conference In Warsaw Not Aimed At Demonizing Iran". Middle East News. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b "US to host Iran-focused summit in Poland next month". Al Jazeera. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  6. ^ "US to host Middle East focused conference in Poland next month". www.thefirstnews.com. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  7. ^ a b c Wintour, Patrick (23 January 2019). "US backtracks on Iran-focused conference in Poland after objections". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  8. ^ a b "US backtracks on Iran-focused conference in Poland after EU objections". Irna. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  9. ^ Tibon, Amir (13 February 2019). "Warsaw Summit Will Test U.S. Gamble on Israeli-Arab Pact Against Iran". Haaretz.