TEL AVIV—Bahrain and Israel will normalize ties in a U.S.-brokered deal, President Trump said Friday, advancing a broader realignment in the Middle East as Israel and Gulf Arab states find common cause against Iran. The deal signals a monumental shift in the region, where most Arab states previously had held off on making peace with Israel so long as its long-running conflict with the Palestinians remained unresolved. Last month, the United Arab Emirates and Israel agreed to establish formal diplomatic ties, the result of...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 11, 2020 17:27 UTC