Israeli media reports that President Donald Trump met with the Saudi Defense Minister, according to ynet. No additional details on the location, timing, or agenda were disclosed.
In the early hours of Thursday, ynet reported that President Donald Trump met with Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, citing an unnamed source. The report corroborates earlier accounts from CNN and i24NEWS that the minister met with Trump and Vice President JD Vance in Washington on Wednesday evening. No details on the location, timing, or agenda of the meeting were disclosed.
The thread began Wednesday evening (Jul 29, 22:07 Jerusalem) with initial reports from Persian-language Telegram channels claiming the Saudi defense minister had made a sudden urgent trip to the US amid concerns over imminent regional escalation. Shortly after, ynet reported that the minister had met with the Vice President. i24NEWS then reported that the minister also met with Trump and Vance. CNN later confirmed the meeting. The new ynet report adds a second Israeli media outlet to the confirmed reports of the Trump meeting, strengthening the corroboration.
The Zioneer has previously reported on Trump's diplomatic engagement with Saudi Arabia, including conversations with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman regarding the US-Iran nuclear deal and potential normalization with Israel. The Zioneer also reported on reported tensions between Trump and the Crown Prince, as well as Trump's statement that no deal with Saudi Arabia would be signed without its accession to the Abraham Accords.
What remains open: The meeting's agenda, precise location, and timing remain undisclosed. The ynet report is attributed to a single unnamed source, and no official confirmation from the White House or Saudi officials has been published.
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