US Senator Lindsey Graham stated during an interview on Sky News Arabia that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is now moving backwards, pointing out that they are fiercely attacking the United Arab Emirates because of its accession to the “Abraham Accords.”
In response to justifications suggesting that the dispute is due to the Sudan and Yemen files, Graham stressed that there is no valid justification for that, explaining that although differences regarding Sudan and Yemen may exist, what is currently happening amounts to a de facto declaration of war.
In a related context, Senator Graham published statements on the “X” platform in which he affirmed that Mohammed bin Zayed’s decision to embrace the Abraham Accords and modernise his country, while at the same time preserving faith, represents the biggest change the Middle East region has witnessed in his lifetime. He indicated that what the UAE has done in attempting to integrate the region with the entire world is among the boldest and most impactful decisions ever taken by any leader in the Middle East.
Graham added that he had been very frank with Mohammed bin Zayed, telling him that this cannot be accomplished alone, and emphasised the necessity for others in the region to adopt this vision and participate in it, rather than merely being transient observers.
Graham also warned that the forces intersecting in the region recently are attempting to undermine the direction toward “light” by returning to old methods and practising policies he described as “cheap.”
He concluded his statements by affirming that these actions have not gone unnoticed, warning that the continuation of this approach will cause enormous damage to the best opportunity he has seen in hundreds of years to change the Middle East for the better.
