The French newspaper Le Figaro pointed out that “US President Joe Biden received nothing during the Jeddah-Saudi regional summit”, believing that “the results of his Middle East tour seem very meager.”

Le Figaro pointed out that “Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud stated at the conclusion of the regional summit in Jeddah that he was unaware of the discussions on establishing a defense alliance between the Gulf States and Israel.” its airspace in front of Israeli flights to Asia.

The newspaper pointed out that “Saudi Arabia and the UAE, although worried about the destabilizing intervention of neighboring Iran, are not ready to enter into a military alliance against Tehran. This applies even more so to Qatar and Kuwait, which maintain friendly relations with Iran. and hold fast to it.” with the Palestinian cause.

And she considered that “if the UAE and Saudi Arabia fear Iranian drones and missiles that have already hit them, and do not object to bilateral cooperation with the Jewish state in this area, however, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh do not want to give the impression of taking an anti-Iranian position “.

And Le Figaro believed that “the new Middle East, which was announced somewhat hastily, with the Abrahamic arrangements between Israel and four Arab countries, is facing difficulty in expanding beyond Morocco, the Emirates, little Bahrain and distant Sudan, as the United States wants.”

On energy, the paper pointed out that “Biden left empty-handed as Saudi Arabia refused his request to boost oil production to stem the rise in prices following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.”