While Israel and India may be ‘happy’ with Trump’s nominees, analysts say they have raised fears of conflict with Iran and regional instability.
US president-elect Donald Trump’s picks for key national security and foreign relations cabinet positions have not gone down well with Washington’s Muslim partners in the Middle East and South Asia.
That is in stark contrast to Israel, which has been delighted at Trump’s appointments of staunch supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to annex the occupied Palestinian territories.
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USA — mix ‘Good news for Israel’s hardliners’: Trump’s hawkish cabinet picks rattle Muslim allies