While full Saudi normalization with Israel remains contingent on a credible path to a Palestinian state, Riyadh will continue to advance diplomatic relations with Israel progressively and to deepen defense ties with the United States while maintaining its cautious outreach to Iran. Persistent regional security threats may, however, hinder the Saudi efforts, possibly even threatening its Vision 2030 economic diversification project. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28 arrived in Saudi Arabia to participate in the World Economic Forum band to meet with Saudi officials including its foreign minister. Speaking on a WEF panel, Blinken said that while "a U.S.-Saudi security pact with Saudi Arabia was near completion," these agreements will need "calm in Gaza and a credible pathway to a Palestinian state.