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Saudi Arabia has denied the meeting took place, but Israel hasn’t. Conflicting accounts reflect the political sensitivity of warming relations with Israel for Saudi Arabia, which for decades has competed with Iran for the mantle of Islamic leadership. Normalizing ties with Israel before any deal for Palestinian statehood would be a seismic shift in the Middle East, inviting scorn from regional rivals Iran and Turkey and potential protests or militant attacks from conservative Saudis.
The Saudi and Israeli leaders discussed several issues, including normalization of ties and Iran, but no substantial agreements were reached, another Saudi adviser said. He said the meeting lasted a couple of hours. One area of focus was on how to coordinate moves to contain Iran once the Biden administration, which has indicated it wants to re-engage with Tehran, takes over, the adviser said.
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan, who was seen in photos greeting Mr. Pompeo at the kingdom’s Neom Bay Airport on Sunday, said the crown prince hadn’t met with Israeli officials. “No such meeting occurred. The only officials present were American and Saudi,” he tweeted.
Prince Faisal said he had accompanied Mr. Pompeo from the airport to the meeting with Prince Mohammed and then took him back to the airport. (Read More)
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