While Saudi Arabia will not endorse a return to maximum pressure on Iran, it does not want to risk its security alliance with the United States.
According to Middle East Council on Global Affairs visiting fellow Ahmed Morsy, if the Trump administration “returns to transactional politics and deals in the Middle East, as it is likely to do, Egypt must be prepared with medium- to long-term strategies to [secure] influence” on the future management of regional conflicts in line with Egyptian interests.
Ahmed Morsy, a visiting fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, said in a statement that Trump and his team are “likely to push for ceasefires or temporary peace deals to showcase their peacemaking prowess” following campaign promises.
Adel Abdel Ghafar is the Director of the Foreign Policy and Security Program at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. He says Blinken's comments will not have any impact on the realties on the ground in Gaza.
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According to Faozi al-Goidi, a fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, the rebels are not likely to be deterred anytime soon and could also target vessels further out in the Indian Ocean.