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The visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Washington appears to have been a major success. He managed to secure his primary objectives – F-35 aircraft and other advanced weaponry, the status of a major non-NATO ally, and a civilian nuclear program – all in exchange for massive Saudi investments in the American economy.
The results of the visit, therefore, constitute an unprecedented bilateral achievement for both Saudi Arabia and the United States.
For Israel, however, it represents a tremendous missed opportunity, since all the leverage the United States once had to pressure Saudi Arabia was effectively used without obtaining normalization of relations.
