The United States is nearing the completion of a defense agreement with Saudi Arabia, contingent on the inclusion of a normalization deal with Israel. Key figures such as US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and US Senator Lindsey Graham have emphasized that the defense pact cannot proceed without Israel's involvement. This stance is part of broader efforts to stabilize relations in the Middle East, following previous normalization agreements between Israel and several Arab nations including the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco. The deal, described as 90% complete by journalist Thomas Friedman, hinges on Israel forming a new government that would agree to the terms necessary for normalization with Saudi Arabia, and is expected to be presented to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu within weeks.
🇸🇦🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡ US National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan: “The United States will not sign a defense agreement with Saudi Arabia, if Saudi Arabia and Israel do not agree to normalize relations.” https://t.co/YzwbdYBtvk
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan says that the US would not sign a defense agreement with Saudi Arabia if it did not normalize relations with Israel https://t.co/gheo8e9uvW
US says defence deal with Saudi Arabia is not possible without Israel https://t.co/68QdWGz6bF via @ft
JUST IN: US national security adviser Jake Sullivan says that the US would not sign a defense agreement with Saudi Arabia if it did not normalize relations with Israel
US says defence deal with Saudi Arabia is not possible without Israel, @JakeSullivan46 tells @EdwardGLuce in an interview at the #FTWeekendFestival https://t.co/1NYgWvqrMD
US says defence deal with Saudi Arabia is not possible without Israel https://t.co/zzjP5vaxdS
The US and Saudi Arabia are putting the final touches on a landmark deal that sources say will be presented to Binyamin Netanyahu within weeks ⬇️ https://t.co/Rlf4W8fGkp
At what point will the Biden admin say that a normalization pact between Israel and Saudi is just not worth it? ICYMI @langloisajl https://t.co/WgAXoXzKtw
Normalization with Saudi Arabia represents a 'historic opportunity' for Israel, yet Netanyahu is unwilling to say the magic words that would unlock the bonanza, says @perry_dan https://t.co/1C2a5GlY81
The United States cannot move forward on a defense pact with Saudi Arabia unless the deal also includes a normalization agreement with Israel, US Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) told The Jerusalem Post. @tovahlazaroff https://t.co/cUbIx0gXFD
Journalist Thomas Friedman in the New York Times: The US and Saudi Arabia are preparing to finalize an expanded defense agreement between them that is already 90% complete. To convince Congress to approve it, Washington and Riyadh will announce that it also includes normalization…
Friedman echoes @julianborger's report earlier this week that America and Saudi are working on a bilateral deal "with the stated proviso that Saudi Arabia will normalize relations with Israel" once Israel has a new government. He says it's "90% done" ... 🧵https://t.co/RZLuv5yryh
After similiar reports by the Guardian and Bloomberg, Reuters also reports now that US and Saudi Arabia are nearing agreement on security pact, without Israel in this stage
In 2020 and 2021, Israel reached US-brokered normalisation agreements with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco. Since then, there has been persistent speculation about a similar deal with Saudi Arabia, a key US ally https://t.co/ZiVDpTSI3S
Biden’s grand bargain between Saudi Arabia and Israel hangs by a thread, @JM_Szuba reports https://t.co/l5R8WNzjgE