Top US officials met Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah on Thursday in an attempt to achieve a diplomatic breakthrough in the region. The US is seeking a normalisation of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel, although the kingdom has repeatedly said it will not agree to this unless Palestinians achieve statehood. US national security adviser Jake Sullivan, regional envoy Brett McGurk and Israel-born energy adviser Amos Hochstein met the crown prince to discuss president Joe Biden’s suggestion of a US-Saudi security pact in exchange for Israeli concessions to the Palestinians. An unnamed national security council spokesman confirmed…