“If this continues there will be consequences for the Houthis' actions,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters as he prepared to leave Bahrain on Wednesday night.
The Abraham Accords seem in good health. They may yet come into their own in helping rebuild Gaza once the war has ended.
While Houthi attacks against ships are not new, many Arab countries feel the timing of this international coalition benefits Israel, so they can't publicly support it, although it will benefit them.
“You cannot keep changing sides every time you don’t like a government that comes into power in a country you have a relationship with,” says Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa.
Climate tech has become a “sweet spot” for the Jewish state regarding the Abraham Accords because “what these countries are looking for is what Israel has to offer.”
The decision will increase to 45 the number of countries or territories whose citizens can visit Iran without needing to obtain a visa, it said.
Jordan's King Abdullah said it was difficult to focus on global warming while the fighting was going on.
Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa also said that security would not be realized without a two-state solution, in which he described the United States as "indispensable" in achieving.
The Abraham Accords signed between Bahrain, the Emirates, and Israel are going through a critical stage.
The statement did not clarify whether that meant the Israeli ambassador had been expelled.