Blinken is expected to meet with top Saudi officials and possibly the kingdom's de-facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, also known as MbS.
Saudi Arabia, a Middle East powerhouse, gave its blessing to Gulf neighbors United Arab Emirates and Bahrain establishing relations with Israel in 2020.
Speaking at an INSS conference related to the issue, the most recent former Mossad chief gave the audience unusual insight into the issue.
Since the inception of the Abraham Accords expectations have run high that Saudi Arabia would join.
Announcing his trip on Thursday, Sullivan said Washington was working hard to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
While Israel’s economic relations with the UAE have taken off since the signing of the Abraham Accords, the pace with Bahrain has been slower.
Saudi Arabia may be placed in a position to diplomatically bring up Israel's concerns to Iran.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have moved to assert more control over regional stability by pursuing conciliatory foreign policies they hope will allow them to focus on economic priorities
The Shi’ite-Iran axis is growing in dominance and it has hegemonic ambitions.
The Foreign Ministry is hoping that if Ronaldo's high status may be able to help with the normalization of ties with Israel.
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