Saudi Arabia has resumed talks with the US about forging closer defense ties after a pause following the start of the Israel-Hamas war in early October, according to people familiar with the discussions, Bloomberg reports.
The discussions took place in Alula between de-facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and US senators earlier this month, Bloomberg reported.
On the agenda was “a revival of earlier negotiations about a defense pact that would also have included an historic tie-up between Saudi Arabia and Israel,” the report said, citing unidentified sources.
