Biden hugs Saudi Arabia to strong-arm IsraelBy Andreas Kluth / Bloomberg OpinionIf the latest idea out of the White House works, it could bring the foreign policy of US President Joe Biden full circle in less than a year, with an ironic twist. The US and Saudi Arabia are once again getting close to a historic pact, Bloomberg News has reported. However, whereas its first iteration was intended as a three-way deal with Israel to isolate Iran, this version would aim just as much to pressure Israel. Here is the design of the entente on which the US, Saudi Arabia and Israel were converging before Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7: Saudi Arabia would make peace with Israel and forswear closer ties to China. The US would still give Saudi Arabia security guarantees, weapons and more, while Saudi Arabia would in turn distance itself economically and technologically from China, and together they would again isolate and contain Iran.

Source: Taipei Times May 06, 2024 16:44 UTC