In a wide-ranging interview with the 60 Minutes news programme on CBS on Sunday, US President Donald Trump appeared convinced that Saudi Arabia will normalise relations with Israel without the kingdom's precondition of a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
His remarks come ahead of the Saudi crown prince's visit to Washington on 18 November. It will be Mohammed bin Salman's first visit to the White House since his 2018 visit during Trump's first term at the White House.
"He has said they won't join the Abraham Accords without a two-state solution. Do you believe that?" CBS correspondent Norah O'Donnell asked.
"No, I think he's going to join," Trump responded. "I think we will have a solution."
"I don't know if it's going to be two-state, that's going to be up to Israel - and other people, and me - but look, the main thing is, you could have never had any kind of a deal if you had a nuclear Iran," he added, seemingly deflecting to the ceasefire deal his administration helped broker in Gaza.
