Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of U.S. defense treaty

Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of U.S. defense treaty over Israel stalemate
RIYADH, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has abandoned its pursuit of an ambitious defense treaty with Washington in return for normalizing relations with Israel and is now pushing for a more modest military cooperation agreement, two Saudi and four Western officials told Reuters.
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Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of US treaty over Israel stalemate
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