"Trump's meeting with MBS got tense over Israel"
"Trump's meeting with MBS got tense over Israel"
Axios reports Trump’s meeting with MBS last week turned tense once the issue of Saudi–Israel normalization came up.
Trump pushed hard for Riyadh to join the Abraham Accords. MBS pushed back, saying Saudi society is too anti-Israel after the Gaza war to move now, and insisting any deal requires an “irreversible, time-bound path” to a Palestinian state, something Israel’s government refuses.
"Now that Iran's nuclear program has been totally obliterated and the war in Gaza has ended, it is very important to President Trump that all Middle Eastern countries join the Abraham Accords, which will advance peace in the region." — White House Official
Officials say the exchange was civil but difficult, marked by “disappointment and irritation.”
Trump also publicly offered MBS the same F-35 model Israel gets, but the next day Secretary of State Rubio privately assured Netanyahu that won’t happen. Saudis would receive a downgraded version to preserve Israel’s QME.
U.S. official to Axios: "MBS never said no to normalization. The door is open for doing it later. But the two-state solution is an issue."
posted by Satish Sharma at
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