* Kushner will visit the Middle East this week to attempt to normalize Israeli relationships with more countries after successes with Bahrain and the UAE
* Concerns about Iran's growing influence in the region is seen to be a factor in pushing other Middle Eastern countries toward alignment with Israel
* Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, believed to be the architect of Iran's nuclear program, was killed Friday reportedly by an Israeli hit squad as he rode in a car near Tehran
* President-Elect Joe Biden has said that he plans for the U.S. to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran that Trump left in 2018 if Iran agrees to strict compliance
Jared Kushner is heading to Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week to push more countries to normalize relations with Israel, a trip that comes days after an Iranian nuclear scientist was killed near Tehran in an assassination which has been blamed on Israeli intelligence forces.
The diplomatic effort by President Trump's son-in-law and adviser is seen as the latest attempt to draw Middle Eastern nations into closer alignment with Israel as Iran's influence grows in the region.
A senior Trump administration official told Reuters Sunday that Kushner is set to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the city of Neom.
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Trump made the right move.
ReplyDeleteI did not like that he had Kushner, but I was wrong.
Can you imagine a in the Beltway Diplomat negotiating? They would have had such inside the box, conventional thinking that there would be no peace agreements.
They would have dutifully reported back to Trump "Told ya so!", while passing Go and collecting 200.
Guys, Jared has got this! Look at all the success that we have seen these last 4 years.
ReplyDeleteAnd when the President drops his biggest dump, he'll win 4 more years and Jared will take us to Mars and beyond!
Jared has 3 peace treaties under his belt, which professional dip & raconteur John F Kerry said could not be done.
ReplyDeleteWhen Isreal and the emirates normalized relations, the entire world was spellbound. Middle East peace solved. Thanks, Jared!
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