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US approves possible F-35 Saudi deal despite Israeli push to link normalization, sale - analysis

Washington advanced a potential $24.3 billion sale of 48 F-35 aircraft to Riyadh on Thursday, while Israeli officials had sought to tie the deal to Saudi-Israel normalization.

 An F-35 plane stands on the tarmac at Nevatim Air Force Base.
President Isaac Herzog speaks at a conference in Herzliya, June 30, 2026.

Herzog, Saudi official interviews revive Saudi-Israel ties amid Iran strikes on Gulf - analysis

 US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) attends a news conference a day after supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump occupied the Capitol building, in Washington, US January 7, 2021.

Graham aimed to reach Israel-Saudi normalization before end of year as prize for Iran war - report

 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives The President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 16, 2022.

The Gulf’s Cold War: How Saudi-UAE rivalry is tearing the region apart - opinion


What does Biden’s performative rap on Riyadh mean for Israel? - analysis

Israeli officials are concerned that increased pressure on the Saudis, will weaken the regional alliance against Iran.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman talks with Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 9, 2018

Memo to Biden: Saudi Arabia is a bad actor, but Iran is worse - analysis

This should not be an additional cause for US president-elect Joe Biden to realign America’s Mideast policy, and move its orientation away from countries like Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and toward Iran.

US PRESIDENT-ELECT Joe Biden announces Pete Buttigieg as his nominee for secretary of transportation in Wilmington, Delaware, on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia prefers to normalize ties with Israel under Biden - report

Aides said the Crown Prince would prefer to save such a deal for the incoming administration.

 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during photo session with other leaders and attendees at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019

Blair: Good Israeli-Gulf relations are the biggest game changer right now

The improving relationship between Israel and the Gulf states was not merely a matter of joint opposition to Iran, the former UK prime minister said.

Tony Blair, Executive Chairman of the Institute for Global Change and former prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

First Israelis are permitted limited visits to Saudi Arabia

Ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia have been warming up in recent months.

Cars drive past the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 18, 2018

Saudi Arabia to American Jews: 'Shana Tova'

The two countries do not have diplomatic relations, but in recent years – principally as a result of a shared threat from Iran – they have reportedly cooperated under the radar screen.

SAUDI ARABIA Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi journalist condemns Arab antisemitism

Hussein Shobakshi wrote in Al-Sharq Al-Awsat that antisemitism in the Arab world "has reached a degree that cannot be ignored."

(FROM LEFT) Arab League secretary-general Ahmed Abul Gheit, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf attend the 30th Arab Summit in Tunisia on March 31.

Saudi Prince: Israel ignores Saudi efforts to make peace

Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of manipulating the Israeli public.

Prince Turki bin Faisal al-Saud of Saudi Arabia speaks during the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, 2013.

Saudi women gear up for new freedom as driving ban ends

Even with the end of the driving ban, Saudi Arabia remains one of the most restrictive countries for women.

Dr Samira al-Ghamdi, 47, a practicing psychologist, drives around the side roads of a neighborhood as she prepares to hit the road as a licensed driver

Former Qatari prime minister: Israelis have a right to live in their land

Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani joins an increasing number of Middle Eastern leaders expressing support for Israel's right to exist.

Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani speaks during a news conference at Wajbah Palace, in Doha March 5, 2013.