{"id":120342,"date":"2023-10-19T18:39:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T18:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=120342"},"modified":"2023-10-19T18:39:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T18:39:20","slug":"sunak-lands-in-saudi-arabia-for-crisis-talks-after-chilling-iran-warrning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/politics\/sunak-lands-in-saudi-arabia-for-crisis-talks-after-chilling-iran-warrning\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunak lands in Saudi Arabia for crisis talks after chilling Iran warrning"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The British Prime Minister flew to Saudi Arabia\u00a0from Israel on Thursday evening to hold crisis talks with the Crown Prince of the country, Mohammed bin Salman – also known in the media as MBS.<\/p>\n

Rishi Sunak’s emergency trip comes amid fears of a regional war in the Middle East, as Iran is ramping up its chilling warnings against Israel and the Hezbollah group backed by the theocratic nation continues to be involved in skirmishes on the Israeli northern border.<\/p>\n

The meeting between Mr Sunak and MBS was announced by Downing Street hours before the trip was due, with a spokesman stressing “Saudi Arabia remains an important partner” in the region.<\/p>\n

The pair had already spoken on the phone on Wednesday, in a bid to de-escalate regional tensions.<\/p>\n

Downing Street said that the Prime Minister had “welcomed Saudi Arabia\u2019s leadership in seeking a peaceful resolution to the crisis”.<\/p>\n

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A spokesman added: “The leaders agreed on the importance of avoiding further destabilisation across the Middle East, including through Iranian proxies in the region, and committed to coordinate action to de-escalate tensions.”<\/p>\n

Mr Sunak, the spokesman continued, expressed Britain’s support for Israel and its right to defend itself after being hit by an unexpected and devastating terror attack on October 7.<\/p>\n

The UK is also set to provide “further humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza” as well as “continue to support the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people to statehood, alongside regional partners like Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt”.<\/p>\n

The attack launched by Hamas earlier this month, which killed around 1,400 people including at least nine UK nationals, came at a time Tel Aviv and Riyadh were working towards a normalisation of their relations.<\/p>\n

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