On January 8, 2011 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will leave for tour of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman and Qatar.

Iran’s nuclear program and necessity to strengthen the three countries’ support to the new Iraqi government will be the focal points of the Secretary’s talks with governmental officials, Voice of America reports.

This is Clinton’s fifth trip to the region within the recent six weeks. It proves how much U.S. and Persian Gulf states are concerned over Iran’s nuke program.