Saturday, September 30, 2023

US official: There's framework in place for Israeli-Saudi deal but nothing is final yet

US National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Friday that a “basic framework” was in place for a potential deal to normalize ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel, but cautioned that there is no final deal yet.

“All sides have hammered out, I think, a basic framework for what we might be able to drive at,” Kirby told reporters during a phone call, according to report in Al Arabiya.

He said the US was still careful about talking to the public about what the framework would look like and what each side would be expected to do.

“But as in any complex arrangement, as this will inevitably be, everybody’s going to have to do something, and everybody’s going to have to compromise on some things,” Kirby stated, adding that an agreement between Saudi Arabia and Israel would be beneficial to both as well as US national security interests and “everybody else in the region.” READ MORE