Sen. Blumenthal: If Saudis abandon normalization, U.S. would have to rethink approach to Riyadh

Sen. Blumenthal: If Saudis abandon normalization, U.S. would have to rethink approach to Riyadh

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) warned on Thursday that the U.S. would need to reevaluate its relationship with Saudi Arabia if Riyadh makes a long-term pivot against efforts to normalize relations with Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested this week that Saudi Arabia’s increasing rapprochement with Turkey and Qatar would be a nonstarter for continued normalization efforts. Leading Saudi figures and media have also recently …