President Donald Trump has issued a high-stakes appeal for Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accords, framing the ongoing military campaign against Iran as a turning point for Middle ...

Saudi Arabia cannot ask the world to treat it as a partner for peace while a sermon broadcast from Mecca vilifies Jews and sanctifies their enemies. Normalization is not a trophy but a test. If it is ...

The White House meeting this week between US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) may prove to be one of the most consequential diplomatic encounters of this era, ...

“Oh God, deal with the Jews who have seized and occupied, for they cannot escape your power,” Sheikh Saleh bin Humaid, an imam at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, said in a recent sermon. Saudi Arabia’s ...

Iran Air resumes Hajj flights amid Saudi-Iranian normalization. Iran military action against Israel by April 30 at 100% YES.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s recent White House visit has crystallized a fundamental shift in U.S.-Saudi relations: Washington no longer has the leverage to demand Saudi normalization with ...

Just three years ago, the US was openly reconsidering its relationship with Saudi Arabia. President Joe Biden had vowed to make Mohammed bin Salman a pariah. Even arms sales to one of America’s ...

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