Egypt has pulled out of the U.S. effort to forge an 'Arab NATO' with k...
RIYADH/WASHINGTON - Egypt has pulled out of the U.S. effort to forge an “Arab NATO” with key Arab allies, according to four sources familiar with the decision, in a blow to the Trump administration’s strategy to contain Iranian power.
Cairo did not send a delegation to the meeting, the latest gathering held to advance the U.S.-led effort to bind Sunni Muslim Arab allies into a security, political and economic pact to counter Shi’ite Iran, the source said. The Egyptian Embassy in Washington and the White House did not respond immediately to requests for comment.
Two sources said the countries remaining in MESA were moving ahead with the initiative and would press Egypt diplomatically to revoke its withdrawal, with one saying that the decision did not appear to be final.The Arab source, however, said Cairo could not be convinced to return.
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