By Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is pressing ahead with a concerted effort to strike a “grand ...
By Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is pressing ahead with a concerted effort to strike a “grand bargain” in the Middle East that includesBy Matt Spetalnick and Steve Holland
A bid to broker relations between longtime foes Israel and Saudi Arabia is the centerpiece of complex negotiations that involve discussions of U.S. security guarantees and civilian nuclear help sought by Riyadh as well as Israeli concessions to the Palestinians, according to people familiar with matter.
“We are actively talking,” one U.S. official said on condition of anonymity."But there's not even a set of principles on what an agreement would look like right now.” The administration is also looking to reassert regional leadership to keep Saudi Arabia and other Gulf oil states from drifting further away from efforts to isolate energy-producing Russia over the war in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter.
He is reported to be seeking a NATO-style treaty requiring the U.S. to defend the kingdom if attacked, and also wants advanced weapons and assistance for a civilian nuclear program. Murphy, a Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he favors Israeli-Saudi normalization and is open to reviewing any broader agreement but would not be easily convinced.
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