US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken reaffirmed "the United States' commitment to the strategic partnership with Jordan" during a phone call with King Abdullah II, following what happened in recent days of events that revolved around the former crown prince, Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein.
State Department spokesman Ned Price said that Blinken praised "Jordan's steadfast leadership that works to promote peace and stability in the Middle East."
The call came a day after US President Joe Biden confirmed the strong US support for the kingdom and the leadership of King Abdullah.
In a written speech published on Wednesday, the King of Jordan said that "strife" had been sealed, and that he had decided to deal with the issue of his brother Prince Hamzah within the framework of the Hashemite family.
He believed that "the challenge of the past days" was not the most difficult or dangerous for Jordan's stability, "but it was the most painful for me."
Regarding the fate of Prince Hamzah, the king declared that the prince is with "his family in his palace under my care," and that he has committed to place the interest of Jordan, its constitution and its laws above all other considerations.
For his part, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said that the moves and threats raised by this case were completely contained and brought under control, stressing that they did not pose an immediate threat.
In his statements to the American Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, Safadi indicated that the security forces confronted what he called "Prince Hamzah's efforts aimed at destabilizing the country and fanning popular discontent over the deterioration of the economy in order to ride the wave and present himself as a ruler." Substitute, "according to the newspaper.
Safadi told the newspaper that the authorities monitored timetables that were being discussed for such a campaign, but it did not reach the point of a coup.