The original parameters for a deal were clear. The Saudis want a civilian nuclear program and 'ironclad' U.S. security guarantees against Iran.
Ongoing U.S.-Israel-Saudi negotiations appear to feature demands by two of the three parties as prerequisites for 'peace' between Israel and Saudi Arabia. And lately, another party—one that isn't even at the negotiating table—is making its own demands in the background. America hopes to push the Saudis away from increasingly close relations with China, including by a guarantee to denominate oil sales in dollars rather than China's preferred yuan, and a U.S. base in Saudi Arabia.
In exchange, the PA says it will abandon investigations it is pursuing against Israel in the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice. The PA had already promised to abandon them long ago, but never did.To be clear, there are issues that are not up for discussion, according to the same PA official.
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