US - Saudi Arabia World Israel News MAY 9, 2025
Trump drops demand for Saudi normalization with Israel
The Trump administration’s nixing of the previous demand that Saudi Arabia recognize Israel is regarded as a major concession
US President Donald Trump has compromised on an earlier demand that the Saudis normalize relations with Israel as a condition for civil nuclear cooperation talks between the US and Saudi Arabia.
The Trump administration’s nixing of the previous demand that Saudi Arabia recognize Israel is regarded as a major concession.
During the Biden administration, normalizing relations with Israel was seen as an essential element of a broader defense deal between Saudi Arabia and the US.
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