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Published Aug 20, 26
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Israel responded with alarm to both the U.S. decision to raise sanctions on Syria and President Trump's conference with Ahmed al-Sharaa. Prime Minister Netanyahu reportedly asked President Trump not to lift Syria sanctions in advance of Trump's trip to the region. Given that the fall of the Assad routine in December 2024, Israel has actually been wary of the former jihadist now in control in Damascus.

It has likewise released soldiers in southern Syria, inhabiting an increasing area beyond the demilitarized zone separating the two nations. Moving forward, Israel will stay careful of the Sharaa government and will likely continue to use military pressure on Syria, consisting of an expanded occupation of southern Syria and occasional air strikes.

Israel's openness to the Trump administration's efforts to broker a nonaggression pact in between Israel and Syria remains an open concern. Given that the fall of Assad in December 2024, Saudi Arabia has actually lobbied hard for the United States to raise Syria sanctions, mentioning them as an essential challenge to the nation's reconstruction.

For MBS, the U.S. choice stood as a crucial triumph emerging from Trump's trip. Going forward, Saudi Arabia will likely encourage the United States to continue along its course toward normalization with Syria.

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, with no hint of a shift in policy. Going forward, Netanyahu can be expected to continue along the same trajectory in Gaza, especially because a dramatic shift in U.S.

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On the contrary, as the international outcry global Protest's actions in Gaza grows and with an increasing number of U.S. allies moving to declare a Palestinian state, Israel is likely to most likely its position further, bolstered by reinforced prospect of continued U.S. support.

Riyadh instantly rejected Trump's proposition and reiterated its rejection to stabilize relations with Israel in the lack of significant development towards the creation of a Palestinian state. The kingdom has also highly criticized Israel for the lack of adequate aid flowing into Gaza. Following the August 22 famine declaration, Saudi Arabia, while not calling out the United States, faulted the Israeli occupation as the cause of the "humanitarian catastrophe" in Gaza.

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Its leading function in promoting a two-state service at the 80th UN General Assembly stands as its most prominent effort in this regard. The kingdom will likely continue its behind-the-scenes lobbying of the United States to pressure Israel to relent on these demands, holding out on any progress toward normalization with Israel in the absence of motion on these issues.

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Its engagement in the Middle East is shaping the contours of the emerging regional orderwhether by default or design. Specifically, its choices on Iran, Syria, and Gaza all touch on core obstacles in the area and hold the potential to move each in a positive instructions. Hazard and deepening dispute stand on the flip side of each opportunity.

As worldwide trade patterns straighten, a brand-new investment corridor is taking shape, connecting capital from the Gulf to Latin America. Sovereign wealth funds, corporations, and household workplaces from the Gulf Cooperation Council ("") are investing billions throughout Latin America's energy, agriculture, fintech, and infrastructure sectors. Trade between Mexico and GCC states increased more than 33% in between 2021 and 2022, while non-oil trade with the UAE has actually almost folded the previous years.

3 Service sentiment reflects this momentum64% of Latin American executives plan to broaden engagement with the Gulf, especially in farming, renewable resource, and digital services. 4 Underscoring this momentum, Saudi Arabia just recently opened its first Chamber of Commerce office in Miami, further indicating the growing links between Gulf capital and the Americas.

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