Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of U.S. defense treaty

Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of U.S. defense treaty over Israel stalemate
RIYADH, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has abandoned its pursuit of an ambitious defense treaty with Washington in return for normalizing relations with Israel and is now pushing for a more modest military cooperation agreement, two Saudi and four Western officials told Reuters.
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Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of US treaty over Israel stalemate
Saudi Arabia has abandoned its pursuit of an ambitious defence treaty with Washington in return for normalising relations with Israel and is now pushing for a more modest military cooperation agreement, two Saudi and four Western officials told Reuters.
Saudi Arabia Abandons Pursuit of U.S. Defence Treaty Over Israel Stalemate
Saudi Arabia Abandons Pursuit of U.S. Defence Treaty Over Israel Stalemate By Samia Nakhoul and Pesha Magid RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has abandoned its pursuit of an ambitious defence treaty ...
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Saudi Arabia has abandoned an ambitious defense deal with Washington in exchange for the normalization of relations with Israel. Now, Riyadh insists on a more modest military cooperation agreement, reports Reuters.
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