Speaking to Al Jazeera, Tamara Kharroub, a senior analyst and assistant executive director at the Arab Center in Washington, DC, said Tillerson's latest move is "a clear sign this is a priority and in the next week, we will see some serious efforts to mediate and resolve the conflict.
"Now we hear from Saudi Arabia of a list of grievances, rather than demands," she said. "That, I believe, is a signal that Saudi Arabia is not intending to escalate this crisis any further ... trying to lessen the issue from demands to grievances."
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