The telephone conversation that U.S. senior presidential advisor Massad Boulos had lately with Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune turned into a “very difficult exchange” amid mounting US Congress push for branding Polisario Terrorist Organisation, according to sources in Washington cited by Assahifa news platform.
Boulos has expressed in a firm tone US administration’s concern over the growing pressure exerted at U.S. Congress by influential Senators such as Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton, who are intensifying efforts for the designation of the Algeria-backed Polisario Front as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). The move is part of a broader strategic approach adopted by Washington against Iranian proxies such as Hamas, Hezbollah, houthis,
the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood…
According to Washington sources, Boulos has told the Algerian President that the Polisario Front is viewed in America as an armed militia used by Iran to expand its influence in North Africa.
The Polisario ties with Iran put Algeria in a very delicate position amid shifting geopolitical dynamics as Trump Administration is taking actions against Iranian proxies and is increasingly upset about Algeria “procrastination” in the Sahara talks held in Madrid and Washington on Morocco’s Autonomy Plan.
The U.S. frustration with the Algerian regime comes ahead of the UN Security Council briefing on the Sahara in April and the upcoming decisive quadripartite talks on Autonomy Plan under Moroccan sovereignty in line with UN Security Council resolution 2797.
