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US, Bahrain to sign strategic agreement

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: News websites
  • 11 Sep 2023 17:28
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According to two informed sources, the agreement includes a pledge to discuss and give help if Bahrain confronts an impending security danger, containing a security commitment as well as an economic partnership.

  • Axios: US. and Bahrain to sign strategic agreement
    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Bahrain's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, at the State Department in Washington DC, on March 2, 2022. (AFP)

According to Axios, the United States and Bahrain are set to sign a strategic security and economic deal this week that would strengthen the United States' security commitment to Manama. 

Bahrain is an important ally to the US, whose 5th Fleet is stationed in the region. "Israel" has also opened its embassy in Bahrain recently, three years after both sides normalized ties under the US-sponsored normalization deals known as the Abraham Accords.

According to the sources, Bahraini Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa will sign the deal during a visit to Washington this week when he meets with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.

Biden's senior Middle East advisor, Brett McGurk, visited Bahrain this week and talked with the crown prince and other Bahraini authorities.

Read more: Bahraini takes risk going to Manama to save hunger-striking father

According to two individuals, the agreement includes a pledge to discuss and give help if Bahrain confronts an impending security danger, containing a security commitment as well as an economic partnership.

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In his statement at the project's introduction, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman stated that the kingdom will spend $20 billion on Biden's Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment, which will also encompass the railway and maritime projects.

The Biden administration has also expanded its efforts to reach a normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and "Israel."

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