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Reporter | An Jing

A day after the US media announced that Democratic presidential candidate Biden won the election, America’s greatest ally and opponent in the Middle East sent “congratulatory messages” in different ways.

Saudi Arabia and Israel congratulated Biden and vice-presidential candidate Harris, while Iran called on the next US government to make up for the Trump administration’s mistakes.

In previous campaigns, Biden promised to pressure Saudi authorities for the murder of Saudi journalist Khashoggi and to bring the United States back to the Iran nuclear deal.

In the United States, former Republican President Bush Jr. congratulated Biden and congratulated Trump on his historic vote.

Trump continuesTwitterPublish an article, questioning the results of the general elections announced by the media and voting by mail. The US media reported that Trump’s wife, Melania, had advised Trump to accept defeat, and his son-in-law Kushner suggested that he seek legal means.

According to a Reuters report on Nov. 8, after being silent for 24 hours, King Salman of Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated Biden and Harris on Sunday.

In expressing his congratulations, King Salman stressed the “close historical relationship” between Saudi Arabia and the United States, noting that the people of both countries hope the two countries will strengthen cooperation in various fields.

Trump has a close relationship with the Saudi royal family. During his tenure, he promoted a large order for hundreds of billions of dollars in arms sales with Saudi Arabia, provided support for the Saudi war in Yemen and avoided pressure on the Saudi royal family in the Khashoggi case.

However, during the campaign, Biden made it clear that he will continue to pursue those responsible for the Khashoggi case, while calling for the suspension of US support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen. Some Saudi media expressed concern over the election of Biden, believing that Biden will ease pressure on Iran and alienate relations with Saudi Arabia.

Saudi government officials said the relationship between Saudi Arabia and the United States is “deep” and “strategic” and will not change due to the change of president. Saudi Arabia is a major US arms sales operator and a critical partner in the petrodollar system.

On the same day that Saudi Arabia expressed its position, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu also posted on Twitter to congratulate Biden and Harris.

Netanyahu said his friendship with Biden has lasted nearly 40 years: “I know he is a good friend of Israel and I look forward to working with you two (Harris) to continue to strengthen the special alliance between the United States and Israel.” “

While congratulating Biden, Netanyahu did not forget to thank Trump. He thanked Trump for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, recognizing the Golan Heights as Israeli territory, fighting Iran, and “taking the US-Israel alliance to unprecedented heights.”

Trump’s strong support for Israel also eased Netanyahu’s domestic political pressure. The background of Netanyahu’s Twitter homepage remains a photo of a meeting with Trump.

Iran, which the Trump administration has positioned as enemy number one in the Middle East, sees respite.

Iranian President Rouhani declared that the American people have “opposed” Trump’s destructive policies. The next US administration should seize the opportunity to make up for Trump’s mistakes. “The heroic resistance of the Iranian people shows the limit. The policy of pressure is doomed to fail.”

Biden has previously stated that he will bring the United States back to the Iran nuclear deal and use the Iran nuclear deal as a starting point to solve other problems. Iran’s ballistic missile development is in the spotlight in Europe and the United States, and Iran will also hold presidential elections next year.

In the United States, former Republican President Bush Jr. also issued a statement congratulating Biden and Harris.

Bush said in a statement that while he and Biden have different views on politics, “I know Joe Biden is a good man. He won the opportunity to lead and unite our country.” Bush Jr. promised to help Biden within his capacity.

While congratulating Biden, Bush Jr. also congratulated Trump on winning more than 70 million historic votes. Trump’s popular vote is only lower than Biden’s, the second highest in all previous US elections.

Bush noted that everyone has heard the voices of Trump supporters, and these voices will continue to be heard by elected Republicans in government. He also claimed that Trump has the right to request a vote recount and initiate litigation, but that the choice was “clear.”

Trump himself went on to express his discontent with the general election results announced by the media, and posted on Twitter asking “when will the media announce the next president?” The United States does not have a National Election Commission. Traditionally, general election results were announced by news organizations, led by the Associated Press.

The first lady of the United States, Melania, expressed her support for Trump in her latest tweet, emphasizing that all legal ballots should be included in the statistics, but not including “illegal ballots.”

According to CNN News, insiders revealed that Melania had privately advised Trump to accept the fact that Biden won.

CNN News also reported that two sources said that Trump’s first politician, Kushner, also tried to persuade Trump to accept his defeat. However, the New York Times and Axios News Network reported that White House officials noted that Kushner did not recommend that Trump admit defeat, but proposed to strike back by legal means.

In terms of procedures, the presidential election is not over yet.

The United States presidential election is an electoral system. Although the name of the presidential candidate is printed on the ballot, voters actually choose the electors of the states in the ballot. By convention, voters must vote for presidential candidates based on the results of popular elections.

By December 8, states must resolve election-related disputes and complete state recount. On December 14, state voters will vote according to the results of universal suffrage.

On January 6 of next year, both houses of Congress will count the electoral votes and the candidates with 270 electoral votes or more will win. The president of the Senate, the current Vice President Pence, is responsible for announcing the final results.

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