Biden’s Unlikely Gang of Four Takes Aim at Iran and China

US President Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East had plenty of headlines, including “the fist-bump heard around the world” with Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. Another key event was the US and Israel agreeing, more or less, to use military force if necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

But one of the less-reported elements of the journey was a summit of a seemingly odd collection of nations dubbed the I2U2 group: India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the US. This unconventional idea grew out of a conversation last year at the Washington home of the UAE’s ambassador, Yousef Al Otaiba, and included Yair Lapid, now Israel’s prime minister.