Don't expect sword dances when Biden visits Saudi Arabia
CNN
Both sides are going to spin the trip for their own political advantage, but the body language, handshakes and public statements will be most telling. To get a real sense of where relations stand, here's what to watch out for.
Relations between Saudi Arabia and the US have deteriorated significantly since Biden replaced Donald Trump in the Oval Office. But that's changing now as Biden makes his first visit to the kingdom as President this week and is likely to rub shoulders with the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS).
A CIA assessment circulated among US officials this week concluded that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu likely judges he can get away without defining a post-war plan — even as the Biden administration has launched a full-court press to pressure him to bring an end to the conflict in Gaza.