Biden comes up empty-handed in Saudi Arabia, but marshals region against Iran

President Biden ended an arduous four-day visit to the Middle East over the weekend without a major success to appease his liberal base, which has criticized him for pandering to oil-rich autocrats and walking back a campaign pledge to make a pariah of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Mr. Biden did succeed in promoting stronger security coordination between Arab powers and Israel — a once unthinkable but increasingly viable pursuit amid mutual Arab and Israeli concern over threats emanating from Iran.

He also used the visit to project assurances that the U.S. will remain regionally engaged on a variety of fronts, including climate change and infrastructure investment.

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