Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Saturday he was not aware of any discussions on a Gulf-Israeli defense alliance and that the kingdom was not involved in such talks, adding that there was no discussion of a defense alliance with Israel at the summit with Biden
Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud told reporters after a US-Arab summit that Riyadh's decision to open its airspace to all air carriers had nothing to do with establishing diplomatic ties with Israel and was not a precursor to further steps.