US Vice-President Joe Biden has apologised to the United Arab Emirates after suggesting it had fuelled the rise of extremist groups in Syria.
The White House confirmed the call to the UAE, a day after Mr Biden offered a similar apology to Turkey.
The authorities in the UAE had earlier condemned his remarks to students at Harvard University last week.
The UAE is among several Arab states that have joined the US-led alliance against jihadists in Syria and Iraq.
The coalition has been bombing the extremist Islamic State (IS) group, which controls a broad swathe of territory in Iraq and Syria, in recent weeks.