{"id":818,"date":"2023-06-03T19:50:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T19:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/?p=818"},"modified":"2023-06-04T19:55:17","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T19:55:17","slug":"us-secretary-of-state-blinken-excludes-israel-from-middle-east-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/us-secretary-of-state-blinken-excludes-israel-from-middle-east-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"US Secretary of State Blinken Excludes Israel from Middle East Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/blinken-said-to-call-off-visit-to-israel-amid-iran-tensions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">excluded Israel<\/a>\u00a0from a planned visit to the Middle East, an Israeli political source revealed, noting this could relate to Iran&#8217;s nuclear issue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia 6-8 June\u00a0to meet with Saudi officials to discuss US-Saudi strategic cooperation on regional and global issues and a range of bilateral issues including economic and security cooperation,&#8221; a US State Department press release disclosed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;On 7 June, the Secretary will also participate in a US-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministerial to discuss the growing cooperation with our GCC partners to promote security, stability, de-escalation, regional integration and economic opportunities across the Middle East,&#8221; the press release added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Fv9Lzhcqmc\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/2023\/06\/03\/al-sisi-after-the-return-of-relations-discusses-regional-issues-with-the-emir-of-qatar\/\">Al-Sisi, after the return of relations, discusses regional issues with the Emir of Qatar<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Al-Sisi, after the return of relations, discusses regional issues with the Emir of Qatar&#8221; &#8212; diplomatic\" src=\"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/2023\/06\/03\/al-sisi-after-the-return-of-relations-discusses-regional-issues-with-the-emir-of-qatar\/embed\/#?secret=X1gSHwA679#?secret=Fv9Lzhcqmc\" data-secret=\"Fv9Lzhcqmc\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">It continued: &#8220;On 8 June, the Secretary will co-host a Ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS with Saudi Foreign Minister\u00a0Faisal bin Farhan in Riyadh to highlight the critical role played by the D-ISIS Coalition to address the continuing threat of ISIS (Daesh) and reaffirm our commitment to ensure its enduring defeat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Visiting Israel was part of the agenda of Blinken&#8217;s trip to the Middle East, but\u00a0<i>The Times of Israel<\/i>\u00a0reported an Israeli official saying the US State Department: &#8220;Moved away from the idea [of visiting Israel] shortly after realising there was not enough time in his schedule.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/breaking-news\/article-744941\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>The Jerusalem Post<\/i><\/a>\u00a0reported a senior Israeli official indicating: &#8220;It is impossible to ignore the timing for cancelling Blinken&#8217;s visit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added: &#8220;It could be merely technical as Washington is trying to exclude Iran&#8217;s nuclear file from its agenda until after the elections. 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