Decoding the historic Arab-Israeli conference attended by U.S. Secretary of State | In Focus

Published: March 30, 2022, 2:42 p.m.

b'Earlier this week, on March 27 and 28th, the Negev desert in Israel saw a summit of foreign ministers from six countries. Along with Israel\\u2019s foreign minister Yair Lapid and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, also in attendance were the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, Morocco and Bahrain.\\nHailed as a \\u2018historic summit\\u2019 by Israel, the meeting is widely seen as an attempt to present a unified front against Iran. But why this summit now, and what are its implications in the context of the ongoing Ukraine war, and the negotiations over a possible resurrection of the Iran deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).\\nGuest: Stanly Johny, International Affairs Editor,\\xa0The Hindu\\nHost: G. Sampath, Social Affairs Editor,\\xa0The Hindu\\nEdited by Ranjani Srinivasan'