ISTANBUL (Aftenposten): The US is working hard for a historic breakthrough in the Middle East. Many believe there is good reason for optimism.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Photo: Amer Hilabi, AP/NTB
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Published: 28/08/2023 09:29
NEWS ANALYSIS: A lot can change in an election cycle.
When Joe Biden campaigned in 2019, he promised to make Saudi Arabia “the pariah state pariah stateA country that is despised by and ostracized from the international community. they are”. The background was the brutal murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi the previous year. The United States cannot sell weapons to a state that is guilty of gross human rights violations, was Biden’s message.
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2023-08-28 07:29:56
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