{"id":2067267,"date":"2023-10-14T11:12:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T15:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-arabia-pauses-normalization-talks-with-israel-focuses-on-making-deal-with-iran-after-hamas-attack-report\/"},"modified":"2023-10-14T11:14:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T15:14:48","slug":"saudi-arabia-pauses-normalization-talks-with-israel-focuses-on-making-deal-with-iran-after-hamas-attack-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-arabia-pauses-normalization-talks-with-israel-focuses-on-making-deal-with-iran-after-hamas-attack-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia halts Israel normalization talks, shifts focus to Iran deal after Hamas attack: Report."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsaudi-arabia-pauses-normalization-talks-with-israel-focuses-on-making-deal-with-iran-after-hamas-attack-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2067267&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Saudi Arabia Shifts Focus \u200dfrom Israel to \u2062Iran\u200c in Talks<\/h2>\n<p>Saudi Arabia, which had been engaged in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-nuclear-talks-come-to-a-halt-amid-new-demands-from-russia\/\" title=\"Iran Nuclear Talks Come to a Halt Amid New Demands From Russia\">months-long discussions<\/a>\u2063 with Israel on normalizing relations, has reportedly \u200cput those talks on hold and redirected \u200bits attention towards striking a deal \u2063with Iran.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>According\u2064 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/saudi-arabia-puts-israel-deal-ice-amid-war-engages-with-iran-sources-say-2023-10-13\/\">Reuters<\/a>, two sources familiar with the matter \u200drevealed that Saudi Crown Prince \u200dMohammed bin Salman had a \u200cconversation with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in an\u200d effort to \u200cprevent further \u200bescalation in the\u200b region. One source disclosed\u200b that Iran insisted on prioritizing concessions for \u200cPalestinians as\u200d a condition for continuing the talks between \u2062the two \u2063countries.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A senior Iranian official described the 45-minute \u2064call \u200cwith Saudi Arabia as \u200c&#8221;good and promising,&#8221; \u200bemphasizing its objective \u2062to support\u2063 Palestine\u200c and prevent the spread \u200cof war in the region. The call was reportedly approved by Iranian Supreme \u2062Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<p>Last Saturday, Iran-backed Hamas launched a brutal attack on\u2064 Israel, resulting in the deaths of over 1,300 people, including innocent Israeli families and infants. This attack occurred\u200c shortly after President\u2063 Joe Biden announced \u200dthe unfreezing of $6\u2062 billion for Iran, along with the release of \u2064Iranian prisoners, in \u2063exchange for Americans held captive by the\u200c Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions between the Arab world\u200b and\u2064 Israel \u200bhave\u2063 escalated under the Biden administration, \u200dfollowing the Abraham Accords\u200c overseen by former President Donald Trump. These \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-arabia-pauses-normalization-talks-with-israel-focuses-on-making-deal-with-iran-after-hamas-attack-report\/\" title=\"Saudi Arabia halts Israel normalization talks, shifts focus to Iran deal after Hamas attack: Report.\">accords successfully\u2062 normalized ties<\/a> between Israel and \u200dthe Gulf\u2062 states of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. The Biden administration had \u2063hoped \u200bto expand \u200con the Abraham \u2063Accords with other Arab countries, including \u2062Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In\u2063 an interview \u200bwith Fox News,\u2062 Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stated \u2063that his country and\u2063 Israel were moving closer to normalization every\u2063 day. However, he emphasized that any deal would need \u2062to improve \u2063the lives \u2062of Palestinians.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Some experts believe that the Hamas attack was a response to the normalization talks between Israel \u2062and Saudi Arabia. A Hamas official\u2062 confirmed that the\u2063 terrorist organization received support\u200c from Iran for\u200b the attack, a claim corroborated by multiple officials cited in reports\u2063 from the Wall\u200d Street Journal and the\u200d Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Wall Street Journal,\u200c officers of Iran&#8217;s Islamic \u2063Revolutionary \u2062Guard Corps collaborated with Hamas and other Islamic terrorists in\u200c planning the attacks, which\u2063 involved \u200bfiring thousands of rockets and launching invasions \u2062by land, sea, and air.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Details of the operation were refined \u2062during several meetings\u2063 in Beirut attended\u2064 by\u2063 IRGC officers and representatives of\u200c four Iran-backed militant groups, including Hamas, which holds power in Gaza, and Hezbollah, a \u2062Shiite militant group and political faction in Lebanon,&#8221; stated\u2063 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-israel-hamas-strike-planning-bbe07b25\">WSJ report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration acknowledged Iran&#8217;s \u2063complicity in the attack on Israel but stated that it \u2063did\u200c not possess specific evidence linking Iran to the incident. \u2063National Security Council spokesman John Kirby affirmed that Iran \u200bhas long\u2063 supported Hamas\u200b and other terrorist\u200d networks in\u200d the region with resources, capabilities, and training.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does Saudi Arabia&#8217;s shift \u200cin\u200d focus from Israel to\u2064 Iran impact the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  S between Israel and several \u200dArab countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>However, the recent \u2063attack by Hamas has caused\u200b Saudi Arabia to reconsider its approach towards Israel. Instead, the \u2062kingdom has \u200bshifted its focus towards Iran, recognizing the need to prevent further\u200b escalation in \u200cthe region.<\/p>\n<p>The conversation\u200b between Crown \u2063Prince Mohammed bin Salman and \u2062President \u200bEbrahim Raisi highlights Saudi Arabia&#8217;s\u200b diplomatic efforts to address the\u200d ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. Iran, a major player in the region, \u200dhas \u2063insisted \u200don prioritizing\u2064 concessions for the Palestinians as a condition for continuing talks with\u2064 Saudi Arabia. This move indicates Iran&#8217;s commitment to\u200d supporting Palestine and preventing the spread of war.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c senior Iranian official&#8217;s description of the call as &#8220;good \u200band promising&#8221; suggests that both parties are willing to engage in constructive dialogue. Moreover, the fact that the call was approved by\u200b Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei adds\u200b credibility to Iran&#8217;s commitment\u200d to these discussions.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063timing of the\u2062 Hamas attack, shortly after\u200d President Joe Biden&#8217;s announcement\u2063 of unfreezing\u200d funds for Iran, raises concerns about the\u2062 potential link between the release of funds \u2063and increased aggression from Iran-backed groups. The attack resulted\u200d in the loss\u2062 of many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dozens-gather-to-remember-17-lives-lost-in-parkland-shooting\/\" title=\"Dozens gather to remember 17 lives lost in Parkland shooting\">innocent lives<\/a>, highlighting the urgency to find \u200ca peaceful solution to the ongoing conflicts in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 tensions between\u200d the \u200cArab\u200c world and Israel have been a complex issue, with various \u200cfactors \u2064contributing to the escalation. While the Abraham Accords under former President\u200d Donald Trump marked a significant step towards normalizing relations between Israel and Arab countries, recent events have strained these efforts. It is clear that\u200b the \u2064Biden administration will need to navigate this delicate situation carefully and work towards finding a lasting\u2064 resolution to the conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi\u2064 Arabia&#8217;s\u2064 shift in focus\u2063 from Israel to \u2062Iran demonstrates the intricacies \u200bof diplomatic \u2062relations in\u200c the region. As\u200d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-of-sheriffs-call-on-biden-to-finish-trumps-border-wall-stop-gangs-guns-dangerous-drugs-entering-u-s\/\" title=\"Hundreds Of Sheriffs Call On Biden To Finish Trump\u2019s Border Wall, Stop \u2018Gangs, Guns, Dangerous Drugs\u2019 Entering U.S.\">situation continues<\/a> to evolve, \u200dit remains\u200c to be seen how \u2063these talks with Iran will progress and whether they \u2064will\u2063 lead \u2062to a resolution that promotes peace and stability in the Middle\u2064 East.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia, previously in talks with Israel to normalize relations, has reportedly halted discussions and redirected efforts towards striking a deal with Iran. In an attempt to avoid escalation, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman engaged in a conversation with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, according to two reliable sources cited by Reuters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":2067268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2067267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2067267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2067267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2067267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2067268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2067267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2067267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2067267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}