Two senior U.S. officials traveled to Saudi Arabia for talks with senior Saudi officials, sources with direct knowledge of the issue told Axios.
Biden Middle East adviser Brett McGurk meets Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on April 13. Photo: Handout/Saudi Foreign Ministry.
McGurk and Hochstein were expected to also discuss with senior Saudi officials regional security issues like the diplomatic efforts to end the war in Yemen and the Saudi-Iranian normalization process, according to a source with direct knowledge of the trip. White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters the Saudis notified the Biden administration in advance of the move and stressed that the U.S. “disagreed” with the decision.on the phone with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and agreed "to accelerate contact between the Saudi and U.S. national security teams."Relations between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia have been tense since the Biden administration assumed office.
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