In March, senior military officers from Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States held a meeting in the Egyptian city of Sharm El Sheikh to discuss potential cooperation to defend against the threat of drones and missiles from Iran. Attendees included Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces Lieutenant General Aviv Kochavi, Chief of Staff of the Saudi Armed Forces General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al Ruwaili, and General Frank McKenzie, who headed U.S. Central Command at the time, as well as Lieutenant General Salem Bin Hamad Al-Nabit, who oversees the Qatari Armed Forces.