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Blinken: Saudi, Iran rapprochement ‘does not in any way substitute’ U.S. push to expand Abraham Accords

The secretary of state testified before the Senate Appropriations and Foreign Relations committees on Wednesday

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 22, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

Secretary of State Tony Blinken said yesterday that the recent China-brokered agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran to normalize relations has not derailed efforts to advance Saudi-Israeli normalization.

“It does not in any way substitute for our determination to...

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