He also pledged that Iran would never be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a powerful pro-Israel lobby group on Monday that Saudi-Israeli normalisation is deeply important for Washington and pledged that Iran would never be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons.
But so far Riyadh has held back, though it has opened up to Israeli commercial flights and has had many contacts with Israel. “But we remain committed to working toward that outcome, including on my trip this week to Jeddah and Riyadh for engagements with Saudi and Gulf counterparts,” he said.
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