Today, Saturday, the US State Department announced that a diplomatic and security delegation will start a foreign tour that includes Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Jordan and Egypt, and will continue until May 7, to discuss a number of regional issues.

"A joint delegation consisting of the US State Department Adviser Derek Chollet and the National Security Council Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk, as well as the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Joy Hood and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle Eastern Affairs Dana Stroll, will ... He is traveling to the Middle East from May 1-7.

The statement added that the delegation "will visit Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Amman and Cairo, and the delegation will meet with senior government officials to confirm the long-term political, economic, cultural and security relations between the United States and our regional partners."