Saudi Arabia seeks to mediate between Trump and Iran on new nuclear deal
1 month, 1 week ago

Saudi Arabia seeks to mediate between Trump and Iran on new nuclear deal

CNN  

CNN — Saudi Arabia is open to mediating between the Trump administration and Iran in pursuit of a new deal to limit Tehran’s nuclear program, CNN has learned. While Trump has said he wants to enter talks for a new deal, the message from Iran has been mixed, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saying last week that talks with the United States were “not smart.” The US State Department and the Saudi foreign ministry didn’t respond to CNN’s requests for comment. Saudi Arabia publicly welcomed the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers but privately seethed over the Obama administration’s failure to address its concerns about Tehran’s regional activities – particularly its missile program and proxy groups from Yemen to Iraq and Lebanon, which Riyadh viewed as a threat to regional stability. Riyadh’s growing influence Firas Maksad, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute in Washington, said that while Saudi foreign policy is anchored in a strategic partnership with the US, Riyadh’s foreign policy “has sought to diversify its options, both regionally and internationally, allowing for flexibility and pragmatism when circumstances dictate.” “Signaling willingness to mediate between President Trump and Iran allows the kingdom to tacitly distance itself from Trump’s maximum pressure campaign against Tehran,” he told CNN.

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Trump's offer of talks with Iran aims to avoid military action, US envoy says
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Trump's offer of talks with Iran aims to avoid military action, US envoy says

Hindustan Times  

By Phil Stewart Trump's offer of talks with Iran aims to avoid military action, US envoy says WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's outreach to Iran's top authority, Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a possible new nuclear deal is an effort to avoid military action, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday. Khamenei rejected the U.S. offer for …

What to know ahead of the talks between the US and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia
2 weeks, 1 day ago

What to know ahead of the talks between the US and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia is to host talks on Tuesday between the United States and Ukraine in a new diplomatic push after an argument erupted during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Feb. 28 visit to the White House. But Saudi Arabia under its assertive Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been positioning itself as an ideal location for possible …

US Secretary of State heads to Saudi Arabia for talks on Ukraine
2 weeks, 1 day ago

US Secretary of State heads to Saudi Arabia for talks on Ukraine

Firstpost  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has previously announced that he will be in Jeddah for the talks, as has Trump confidant and envoy Steve Witkoff US Secretary of State Marco Rubio greets members of the crew as he boards a military airplane prior to departure from Homestead Air Reserve Base in Homestead, Florida, March 9, 2025, as he travels to Saudi …

Iran’s Supreme Leader rejects nuclear talks with ‘bully’ US
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Iran’s Supreme Leader rejects nuclear talks with ‘bully’ US

CNN  

CNN — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said calls for negotiations by “bully states” are aimed at dominating others, not resolving issues, after US President Donald Trump urged him to reach a nuclear deal. I would prefer to make a deal, because I’m not looking to hurt Iran.” “I said, ‘I hope you’re going to negotiate, because it’s …

After Trump’s phone call in Feb, Putin agreed to help US negotiate nuclear deal with Iran: Report
2 weeks, 6 days ago

After Trump’s phone call in Feb, Putin agreed to help US negotiate nuclear deal with Iran: Report

Firstpost  

Senior US and Russian officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, met in Riyadh on February 18 to discuss Washington’s interest in Moscow’s involvement in addressing Iranian issues A worker rides a bicycle in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran, on October …

Arab leaders huddle in Saudi Arabia in pushback to Trump's Gaza plans
1 month ago

Arab leaders huddle in Saudi Arabia in pushback to Trump's Gaza plans

NPR  

Arab leaders huddle in Saudi Arabia in pushback to Trump's Gaza plans toggle caption Saudi Royal Palace/AFP via Getty DUBAI — There was no final communique, press conference or details of when the meeting started or ended, in contrast to standard protocol when Arab leaders meet. Instead, a single photo was released on Friday, showing Arab leaders standing shoulder-to-shoulder in …

Arab Leaders To Meet in Saudi Arabia to Counter Trump Gaza Plan
1 month ago

Arab Leaders To Meet in Saudi Arabia to Counter Trump Gaza Plan

Deccan Chronicle  

Riyadh: Arab leaders will meet in Saudi Arabia on Friday to counter President Donald Trump's plan for US control of Gaza and the expulsion of its people, diplomatic and government sources said. A source close to the Saudi government told AFP Arab leaders would discuss "a reconstruction plan counter to Trump's plan for Gaza". The agency also said decisions issued …

5 messages Trump sent out with US-Russia Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia
1 month ago

5 messages Trump sent out with US-Russia Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia

Firstpost  

The US-Russia talks in Riyadh signal a dramatic shift in Washington’s approach raising questions about Ukraine’s exclusion, Europe’s uncertainty and the emergence of a new Trump-Putin dynamic US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad Al-Aiban, US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, US Middle …

5 messages Trump sent out with US-Russia Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia
1 month ago

5 messages Trump sent out with US-Russia Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia

Firstpost  

The US-Russia talks in Riyadh signal a dramatic shift in Washington’s approach raising questions about Ukraine’s exclusion, Europe’s uncertainty and the emergence of a new Trump-Putin dynamic US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad Al-Aiban, US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, US Middle …

Why is Saudi Arabia hosting Trump’s Ukraine peace talks and who is attending?
1 month, 1 week ago

Why is Saudi Arabia hosting Trump’s Ukraine peace talks and who is attending?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The panicked peace talks have kicked off following US …

Trump leans on close ties to Saudi prince as he looks for a deal on Ukraine
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump leans on close ties to Saudi prince as he looks for a deal on Ukraine

CNN  

CNN — As President Donald Trump presses ahead with his attempt to end the war in Ukraine, he is leaning on an old ally: Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, whose success in mediating an end to the conflict could deepen his already warm ties to the new American president. “We are glad to work with you and …

Riyadh: Why is Saudi Arabia hosting talks between US-Russia?
1 month, 1 week ago

Riyadh: Why is Saudi Arabia hosting talks between US-Russia?

CNN  

CNN — Saudi Arabia’s hosting of top American and Russian officials for a high-stakes rapprochement meeting underlines the kingdom’s aspirations to become a global actor capable of successfully mediating international conflicts. Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud welcomes US President Donald Trump during a reception ceremony in Riyadh on May 20, 2017. Prince bin Salman was “instrumental” in …

What is Saudi Arabia’s ‘Trump’ card to stop Iran from going nuclear?
1 month, 1 week ago

What is Saudi Arabia’s ‘Trump’ card to stop Iran from going nuclear?

Firstpost  

Riyadh is anxious about Iran’s pursuit of a nuclear bomb, especially when most of its regional allies stand weakened following intense fighting with Israel over the past two years Saudi Arabia is willing to help bridge US and Iranian diplomacy and broker a deal to limit Tehran’s nuclear programme, CNN has reported. According to reports, Riyadh is anxious about Iran’s …

Saudi Arabia to host Arab summit on Trump's Gaza plan
1 month, 1 week ago

Saudi Arabia to host Arab summit on Trump's Gaza plan

The Hindu  

Saudi Arabia will host the leaders of four Arab countries at a summit on February 20 to discuss President Donald Trump’s proposal for a U.S. takeover of Gaza, a source with knowledge of the preparations said on Friday. ‘The only plan’ Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday the United States was eager to hear new proposals on Gaza from …

Why Trump chose Saudi Arabia as venue for peace talks with Putin
1 month, 1 week ago

Why Trump chose Saudi Arabia as venue for peace talks with Putin

Firstpost  

Saudi Arabia hosting the Trump-Putin talks is no coincidence—it highlights Riyadh’s rising influence, strategic neutrality and role as a global mediator Daily newspapers with covers, dedicated to the recent phone call of Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, are laid out at a newsstand in a street in Moscow on February 13, 2025. Reuters After a telephonic …

Donald Trump's Gaza plan derails Saudi-Israel ties: analysts
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump's Gaza plan derails Saudi-Israel ties: analysts

The Hindu  

US President Donald Trump's plan to take over Gaza will imperil attempts to forge landmark ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel and fuel anti-American sentiment in the oil-rich kingdom, analysts said. But Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter and the Middle East's largest economy, now faces the spectre of instability on its borders if neighbouring Jordan and Egypt suddenly …

Trump's Gaza plan derails Saudi-Israel ties: analysts
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump's Gaza plan derails Saudi-Israel ties: analysts

Raw Story  

by Sofiane Alsaar U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to take over Gaza will imperil attempts to forge landmark ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel and fuel anti-American sentiment in the oil-rich kingdom, analysts said. But Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter and the Middle East's largest economy, now faces the specter of instability on its borders if neighboring Jordan …

Trump says Saudis haven't demanded Palestinian state, here's what they've actually said
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump says Saudis haven't demanded Palestinian state, here's what they've actually said

Firstpost  

US President Donald Trump has said that Saudi Arabia is not demanding Palestinian statehood as a condition for normalisation of ties with Israel, but that is not correct In a brazen press conference in which US President Donald Trump said the United States will take over the Gaza Strip, he also claimed that Saudi Arabia has not been demanding the …

‘Non-negotiable’: Saudi Arabia flatly rejects Trump’s Gaza takeover plan
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Non-negotiable’: Saudi Arabia flatly rejects Trump’s Gaza takeover plan

Al Jazeera  

Saudi Arabia reacted swiftly and sternly to US President Donald Trump’s pledge to “take over” the Gaza Strip, reiterating no normalisation deal with Israel will occur until Palestinians receive their own independent state. “His Highness stressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not stop its tireless work towards the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its …

‘Non-negotiable’: Saudi Arabia flatly rejects Trump’s Gaza takeover plan
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Non-negotiable’: Saudi Arabia flatly rejects Trump’s Gaza takeover plan

Al Jazeera  

Saudi Arabia reacted swiftly and sternly to US President Donald Trump’s pledge to “take over” the Gaza Strip, reiterating no normalisation deal with Israel will occur until Palestinians receive their own independent state. “His Highness stressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not stop its tireless work towards the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its …

No ties with Israel without Palestinian state: Saudi's counter to Trump's claim
1 month, 2 weeks ago

No ties with Israel without Palestinian state: Saudi's counter to Trump's claim

India Today  

Saudi Arabia said it would not establish ties with Israel without the creation of a Palestinian state, contradicting President Donald Trump's claim that Riyadh was not demanding a Palestinian homeland when he said the US wants to take over the Gaza Strip. The US had led months of diplomacy to get Saudi Arabia, one of the most powerful and influential …

‘Surprised’ Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia's one move would end Russia-Ukraine war ‘immediately’
2 months ago

‘Surprised’ Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia's one move would end Russia-Ukraine war ‘immediately’

Hindustan Times  

US President Donald Trump on Thursday called on Saudi Arabia and the other Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries nations to reduce oil prices, asserting that lower prices would help bring the war between Russia and Ukraine to an immediate end. US President Donald Trump is seen on a large screen during his address by video conference at the World …

How Trump can counter Iran’s nuclear ambitions
2 months ago

How Trump can counter Iran’s nuclear ambitions

Live Mint  

Donald Trump looks on during a campaign rally in Pittsburgh and Ali Khamaenei speaks in Tehran. Whichever path Mr. Trump takes, unless he connects nuclear talks to Iran’s regional behavior, he will find himself in Mr. Obama’s predicament: Any sanctions relief will fund Tehran’s nefarious actions, including the supply of arms to regional terror proxies that have killed Americans and …

‘We did not know’: Iran says Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel ‘destroyed’ chance to revive nuclear deal with US
2 months ago

‘We did not know’: Iran says Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel ‘destroyed’ chance to revive nuclear deal with US

Hindustan Times  

Iranian Vice President Mohammad Javad Zarif said Wednesday that Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel had "destroyed" an opportunity for talks to revive a landmark nuclear accord. Iran's Vice-President for Strategic Affairs, Mohammad Javad Zarif, gestures as he addresses the audience during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2025. We were supposed to have …

Analysis: At dueling Mideast forums, officials ask what will happen when Donald Trump takes office
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Analysis: At dueling Mideast forums, officials ask what will happen when Donald Trump takes office

Associated Press  

MANAMA, Bahrain — At glittering ballrooms in the Mideast this weekend, discussions of the wars and chaos gripping the region gave way to one central question: What’s going to happen when U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month? At the Doha Forum in Qatar, Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide referred to the Mideast before the Oct. 7 attack …

A much-changed Middle East prepares for Trump 2.0
4 months ago

A much-changed Middle East prepares for Trump 2.0

LA Times  

During his first term as president, Donald Trump took a bold if controversial approach to the Middle East. And he knows us.’” U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 23. “The kingdom will not cease its tireless efforts to establish an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem …

Navigating West Asia: Irina Tsukerman on Trump's 100-day peace plan and foreign policy imperatives
4 months, 1 week ago

Navigating West Asia: Irina Tsukerman on Trump's 100-day peace plan and foreign policy imperatives

India Today  

In the evolving geopolitical landscape, the dynamics of West Asia and the strategic interplay involving Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iran, and the United States are increasingly complex. You said the 100-day plan or the first 100 days could look difficult for President Trump in implementing what he calls a peace plan or bringing about peace in West Asia. You do think …

Israel hints at strike on Iran's nuke facilities
4 months, 1 week ago

Israel hints at strike on Iran's nuke facilities

China Daily  

A man carries a safe box after pulling it out of a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday. HUSSEIN MALLA/AP Newly appointed Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Monday that Iran was "more exposed than ever to strikes on its nuclear facilities". Lebanon's official National News Agency said …

Saudi Arabia, UAE Condemn Israel's Military Strikes on Iran
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Saudi Arabia, UAE Condemn Israel's Military Strikes on Iran

Deccan Chronicle  

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have condemned Israel's recent military strikes on Iran, expressing concern over the escalation of regional conflicts. Both countries consider the strikes a violation of Iranian sovereignty and a breach of international law. The Saudi Foreign Ministry urged all involved parties to show maximum restraint and take steps to de-escalate the situation, highlighting the …

'Sketchy foreign business deals': Report exposes 'new links between Saudi and Trump'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Sketchy foreign business deals': Report exposes 'new links between Saudi and Trump'

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has long been criticized for what some have called corrupt foreign practices involving money coming from foreign nations, but those issues are only growing deeper, according to a new report. If anything, foreign governments — including brand-new regimes that weren’t involved in Trump’s first whirlwind in the White House — have only spied new opportunities to burrow into …

US lifts restrictions on sale of bombs to Saudi Arabia
7 months, 1 week ago

US lifts restrictions on sale of bombs to Saudi Arabia

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration will send Saudi Arabia shipments of bombs worth more than $750 million in the coming months, removing a major irritant between Washington and Riyadh, according to officials from both nations. The deliveries will include 3,000 Small Diameter Bombs and 7,500 Paveway IV bombs, which have been on hold since President Biden halted the shipments in 2021 over …

US to resume sales of 'offensive' weapons to Saudi Arabia after lengthy ban
7 months, 1 week ago

US to resume sales of 'offensive' weapons to Saudi Arabia after lengthy ban

Hindustan Times  

The United States said Monday it would resume sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, ending a yearslong suspension triggered by the kingdom's bloody operations in Yemen. President Joe Biden took office in 2021 pledging a new approach to Saudi Arabia that emphasizes human rights and immediately announced that the administration would only send "defensive" weaponry to the longtime US …

Trump organization announces new tower in Saudi Arabia
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump organization announces new tower in Saudi Arabia

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As part of its recent expansion in the Middle East, the Trump Organization is …

Eye on the Middle East | How China-Saudi defence ties are evolving
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Eye on the Middle East | How China-Saudi defence ties are evolving

Hindustan Times  

On June 25, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s defence minister Prince Khalid bin Salman visited Beijing, holding meetings with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun as well as the Vice Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission Zhang Youxia. This is even more so as it is the United States’ defence commitments to the Middle East that continue to be seen as …

US national security adviser, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince meet to discuss ‘semi-final’ security deal
10 months ago

US national security adviser, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince meet to discuss ‘semi-final’ security deal

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Joe Biden’s national security adviser met early Sunday with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss what the kingdom described as the “semi-final” version of a wide-ranging security agreement between the countries. In the time since, a punishing Israeli airstrike campaign and ground offensive there has killed over 35,000 Palestinians, endangering the …

US mega-deal would tie together the futures of Saudi Arabia, Israel and Gaza
10 months, 3 weeks ago

US mega-deal would tie together the futures of Saudi Arabia, Israel and Gaza

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. An agreement establishing a firm US military commitment to Saudi Arabia’s security, without the normalization component, is unlikely to pass through the US Congress, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has said. Without normalizing the Israeli-Saudi relationship and …

US mega-deal would tie together the futures of Saudi Arabia, Israel and Gaza
10 months, 3 weeks ago

US mega-deal would tie together the futures of Saudi Arabia, Israel and Gaza

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. An agreement establishing a firm US military commitment to Saudi Arabia’s security, without the normalization component, is unlikely to pass through the US Congress, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has said. Without normalizing the Israeli-Saudi relationship and …

How the Israel-Iran conflict could go nuclear and is helping their leaders cling to power
11 months ago

How the Israel-Iran conflict could go nuclear and is helping their leaders cling to power

The Independent  

A quiz question: the Iran-Iraq war of 1980-88 was one of the bloodiest since the Second World War. Three months later, it was Iran supplying the “overheads” to the Israelis, who used them successfully to destroy Saddam Hussein’s key nuclear weapons plant at Osirak. open image in gallery Kamal Kharrazi, the foreign minister of Iran, waits to speak at the …

Eye on the Middle East | Saudi-Pakistan joint statement on Kashmir shows Riyadh’s balancing act
11 months, 1 week ago

Eye on the Middle East | Saudi-Pakistan joint statement on Kashmir shows Riyadh’s balancing act

Hindustan Times  

On April 8, a Saudi Arabia-Pakistan joint statement caught media attention in India for its reference to the Kashmir dispute. Released during Pakistan premier Shehbaz Sharif’s official visit to the kingdom, the statement called for “dialogue between Pakistan and India to resolve outstanding issues…especially the Jammu and Kashmir dispute…” The language seemingly echoes India’s post-1972 position that the dispute shall …

Eye on the Middle East | How the Tehran-Riyadh rapprochement holds out, a year on
1 year ago

Eye on the Middle East | How the Tehran-Riyadh rapprochement holds out, a year on

Hindustan Times  

In early January 2016, Iran and Saudi Arabia broke off diplomatic ties over an incident that played out along sectarian fault lines — Riyadh executed Sheikh Nimr, a prominent Shia critic of the Saudi monarchy, imprisoned since 2012. Given the Saudi influence, several other Middle East/North African states, including Sudan and Djibouti, followed suit in breaking their own ties with …

Saudi Arabia wants defence pact with US ahead of Prez polls; willing to accept ‘Israeli commitment’ to Palestinian state
1 year, 1 month ago

Saudi Arabia wants defence pact with US ahead of Prez polls; willing to accept ‘Israeli commitment’ to Palestinian state

Firstpost  

Saudi Arabia is working hard to get a defence pact with Washington before the US presidential elections 2024, scheduled in November. This agreement would involve the US military providing protection to the world’s biggest oil exporter in exchange that Riyadh would accept a political commitment from Israel to create a Palestinian state. A Reuters report cited two senior sources in …

Putin continues his blitz round of Mideast diplomacy by hosting the Iranian president
1 year, 3 months ago

Putin continues his blitz round of Mideast diplomacy by hosting the Iranian president

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Iran’s president Thursday as part of a blitz round of Middle East diplomacy that also included visits to United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in efforts to raise Moscow’s profile as a power broker in the region. Raisi emphasized the need to quickly stop the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, declaring that …

Putin to discuss Israel-Hamas war during a quick trip to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
1 year, 3 months ago

Putin to discuss Israel-Hamas war during a quick trip to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Seeking to reassert Russia’s role in the Middle East, President Vladimir Putin will make a one-day trip to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to focus on the Israeli-Hamas war and then will host Iran’s president in Moscow this week, the Kremlin said Tuesday. He has suggested Moscow could play the role of mediator, thanks to its …

Biden says Hamas attack on Israel aimed at disrupting Israel-Saudi thaw
1 year, 5 months ago

Biden says Hamas attack on Israel aimed at disrupting Israel-Saudi thaw

Al Jazeera  

United States President Joe Biden has said he believes Hamas carried out its unprecedented attacks on Israel to derail a diplomatic thaw between the country and Saudi Arabia. Biden last week told CBS’s 60 Minutes that the prospect of normalisation was “still alive” but would take time, after Saudi officials reportedly paused talks with Israel in the aftermath of Hamas’s …

Saudi pauses talks on normalisation with Israel: Report
1 year, 5 months ago

Saudi pauses talks on normalisation with Israel: Report

The Hindu  

Saudi Arabia has suspended talks on potentially normalising ties with Israel, a source told AFP on Saturday, amid the war raging between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. "Saudi Arabia has decided to pause discussion on possible normalisation and has informed U.S. officials," a source familiar with the discussions told AFP. On Thursday, Saudi state media reported that Prince …

Saudi Arabia postpones Israel deal amid war, engages with Iran: Report
1 year, 5 months ago

Saudi Arabia postpones Israel deal amid war, engages with Iran: Report

India Today  

Saudi Arabia is putting US-backed plans to normalise ties with Israel on ice, two sources familiar with Riyadh's thinking said, signalling a rapid rethinking of its foreign policy priorities as war escalates between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas. The first source familiar with Saudi thinking said Washington had pressed Riyadh this week to condemn the Hamas attack but said Saudi …

Saudi Arabia suspending peace deal talks with Israel amid war with Hamas: Report
1 year, 5 months ago

Saudi Arabia suspending peace deal talks with Israel amid war with Hamas: Report

India TV News  

Amid a deadly war in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has reportedly halted US-brokered peace deal talks with the Jewish country, possibly dealing a major diplomatic blow after Hamas launched a brutal attack last week. The United States had demanded Saudi Arabia to publicly condemn the Hamas attack on Israel, but Saudi Foreign Minister Farhan Saud refused, TASS news agency …

Iran’s Raisi, Saudi Arabia’s MBS discuss Israel-Hamas war
1 year, 5 months ago

Iran’s Raisi, Saudi Arabia’s MBS discuss Israel-Hamas war

Al Jazeera  

Two leaders have first phone call since Tehran and Riyadh restored ties under a China-brokered deal in March. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have spoken on the phone about the war between Israel and Hamas, in their first call since Tehran and Riyadh restored ties. The two leaders discussed on Wednesday “the need to …

Stand with Palestine, says Saudi Arabia. Will ‘normalisation talks’ with Israel be affected?
1 year, 5 months ago

Stand with Palestine, says Saudi Arabia. Will ‘normalisation talks’ with Israel be affected?

Firstpost  

The United States has conducted a yearslong diplomatic push to get Israel and Saudi Arabia to normalise relations. Saudi Arabia’s state media quoted MBS as telling Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas that he was working to prevent “an expansion” of conflict after the surprise Hamas attack on Israel. He said normalisation in 2020 with three other Arab nations in the so-called …

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