Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wait for several hours for a meeting that was supposed to take place in the evening but only happened the next morning. The delay occurred during Blinken's recent visit to Riyadh, where talks on normalizing ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel were put on hold due to the ongoing conflict in Israel. The Washington Post published an article highlighting the delay, which was not mentioned in the official summaries from both sides. The incident underscores the strained relationship between the two countries.
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.@SecBlinken finally met w/ Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman this morning after MBS kept him waiting all night. Summaries from both sides had no mention of any US talks w/ KSA on normalizing ties w/ Israel. Those are on hold during Israel war. Our story: https://t.co/SiMzW0U3dV
The State Dept. said in a readout of @SecBlinken meeting w/ MBS that Blinken stressed U.S.โ โunwavering focus on halting terrorist attacks by Hamas, securing the release of all hostages and preventing the conflict from spreading.โ No mention of Saudi-Israel normalization talks. https://t.co/9aZgA4N0v3