Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s White House visit is drawing international attention, with Bloomberg spotlighting the mix of high-profile announcements and lingering political hurdles shaping Saudi-US ties. With US politics shifting and skepticism in Congress still strong, the Crown Prince now faces the longer-term challenge of turning this high-visibility diplomatic moment into agreements that can last beyond Trump’s term.

Regional concerns are also surfacing, particularly in Israel, where officials are uneasy about Washington’s greenlighting weapons sales to Riyadh without progress on normalization. Former diplomats told the business news service that US President Donald Trump may ultimately link the Kingdom’s biggest asks — a binding defense pact and permission to enrich uranium on Saudi soil — to movement on ties with Israel.

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