The Prime Minister's Office welcomed US President Donald Trump's remarks on Saudi Arabia, asserting that the joint US-Israel campaign against Iran has created an opportunity to expand the Abraham Accords. 'Joining Saudi Arabia will be a historic leap forward for peace in the Middle East,' the PMO said in a statement reported by Channel 14.
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Thursday evening welcomed US President Donald Trump's remarks on Saudi Arabia, asserting that the joint US-Israel military campaign against Iran has created an opportunity to expand the Abraham Accords. The statement, reported by Channel 14, added that 'joining Saudi Arabia will be a historic leap forward for peace in the Middle East.'
The PMO's welcome follows a series of official statements from the Israeli government earlier Thursday. At 16:22 Jerusalem, the PMO had issued a statement describing the joint campaign as having 'crushed the Iranian terror axis' and calling for Saudi accession through 'peace through strength' (The Zioneer, 16:15 Jerusalem). At 16:21 Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had separately called Saudi Arabia's accession a 'historic leap' for peace, crediting the 'peace through strength' approach (The Zioneer, 16:21 Jerusalem). At 16:45 Jerusalem, Netanyahu issued a further statement reiterating that the campaign had crushed the Iranian axis and opened the path to Saudi peace, directly responding to Trump's earlier announcement linking civilian nuclear cooperation with Saudi Arabia to normalization with Israel (The Zioneer, 16:46 Jerusalem).
The Abraham Accords, signed in 2020, normalized relations between Israel and several Arab states. Saudi Arabia, a key regional power, has not yet joined. The Trump administration has been pushing for a broader normalization deal that includes Saudi Arabia, and the joint US-Israel campaign against Iran has been framed by Israeli officials as a catalyst for this expansion. The Zioneer has reported on these developments, including analysis earlier Thursday suggesting that Trump's remarks may be driven by various factors, including Saudi consent or congressional needs (The Zioneer, 15:18 Jerusalem).
The development is based on a single Channel 14 report quoting the PMO; no official confirmation from the PMO's own channels has been issued yet. The specific content of Trump's remarks and the Saudi response remain unverified.
6 developments
- DevelopingNetanyahu: Saudi Arabia joining accord is 'historic leap' toward Mideast peace
- StrongAnalysis suggests Trump's deal remarks may be driven by Saudi consent, criticism, or congressional needs
- StrongPMO details Netanyahu's appreciation for Trump's Iran-deal commitments
- DevelopingQatar publicly welcomes US-Iran MOU, calls for constructive talks
Source and signal
- Internal intake