In a report, the American newspaper Wall Street Journal addressed the sharp disagreement between Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, and Mohammed bin Zayed, the president of the United Arab Emirates, and wrote: The crisis, the signs of which have been visible for a long time, has become a reality since last December.

Mohammed bin Zayed, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, proposed to Mike Pompeo to set up an assassination programme targeting top Taliban leaders in order to weaken Taliban's negotiating position in peace talks, the Middle East Eye news website has reported.