Saudi Arabia: U.S. defense systems eyed as part of defense pact

23 May 2024

IntelligenceNote

Summary

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman (MBS) met on 19/5/2024 with U.S. National Security Advisor

Jake Sullivan in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

MBS and Sullivan discussed a “semi-final” version of a security agreement between the two countries.

MBS is considering a defense pact with the U.S. decoupled from normalizing ties with Israel.

The following note provides an update on the U.S. defense systems Saudi Arabia is eyeing.

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