The United States and Saudi Arabia are close to a final agreement on a bilateral agreement after the U.S. national security adviser made significant progress in talks with the Saudis over the weekend, the White House said on Monday.
The discussions come in the wake of reports that Washington and Riyadh are close to an agreement for U.S. security guarantees and civilian nuclear assistance © Mena Today
The United States and Saudi Arabia are close to a final agreement on a bilateral agreement after the U.S. national security adviser made significant progress in talks with the Saudis over the weekend, the White House said on Monday.
White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said the two side are "closer than we've ever been" on an agreement that is now "near final."
The discussions come in the wake of reports that Washington and Riyadh are close to an agreement for U.S. security guarantees and civilian nuclear assistance, even as an Israel-Saudi normalization deal envisioned as part of a Middle East "grand bargain" remains beyond reach.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi called Thursday for "vigilance and coordination" among regional countries to counter what he described as "destabilising and escalatory actions" by the United States and Israel, in separate phone calls with his counterparts in Turkey, Egypt and Pakista
Saudi Arabia will host a consultative meeting of foreign ministers from a number of Arab and Islamic countries in Riyadh on Thursday to discuss ways to support regional security and stability given the Iran war, the kingdom's foreign ministry said.
Iran's huge Pars gas field was hit on Wednesday in a major escalation in the U.S.-Israeli war that sent oil prices shooting higher, and Tehran struck Qatar and fired missiles at Saudi Arabia after vowing attacks on oil and gas targets throughout the Gulf.
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