Meetings part of tacit effort to rally support for deal, keeping lawmakers in the loop regarding negotiations

In wake of WSJ report that US, Riyadh have agreed on broad terms, source tells Channel 13 that US wants to wrap up a deal by next March, but there is no firm framework

WSJ reports that US, Riyadh have agreed on broad terms, hope to finalize details in 9-12 months, though odds low due to joint demand that Israel make major gestures to Palestinians

Analysts say that while the hurdles to an agreement between Riyadh and Jerusalem remain high, relations between the kingdom and US have warmed in recent months

Another prominent commentator comments wryly that ‘Israel is now part of the Middle East, thanks to its extremists and distorted democracy'

With Biden seeking to cut cord between Riyadh, Beijing, Tehran and secure a win ahead of the US election, he may agree to security deal without concessions

New York Times reports Riyadh's demands for action on the ground unlikely to be approved by hardline coalition, PM may need to seek centrist government with opposition

President tells 2024 campaign contributors there's a 'rapprochement maybe under way' after top White House officials dispatched to kingdom for talks

NYT says Israel would likely be expected to commit to never annex West Bank, cease building new settlements and legalizing outposts, and transfer parts of Area C to Palestinians

Washington says Kyiv vowed to use weapons carefully; US to send version with reduced 'dud rate,' meaning fewer smaller bomblets fail to explode, later cause unintended deaths