Tag: SaudiArabia
Saudi Arabia, UAE Signal Renewed Unity
Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman and UAE Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed. @Turki_alalshikh/X.Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have staged a coordinated show of unity, an effort to contain a widening rift between the Gulf's two most powerful Arab states.Saudi Media Minister Salman…
Trump Approves Saudi Nuclear Enrichment Deal
President Donald Trump has approved a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia that could allow the kingdom to enrich its own fuel for civilian reactors without adopting the "gold standard" of international oversight, according to CNN. Two U.S. officials and a source familiar with the matter told the network the deal…
Saudi Coalition Threatens Force Over Houthi Blockade
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen threatened to respond with force on Monday after Houthi spokesperson Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree declared an immediate naval blockade on the kingdom. Coalition spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said forces had begun protecting coalition shipping through Bab el-Mandeb and would respond "firmly and forcefully" to any threat…
Trump Warns Iran After US Troop Deaths
President Donald Trump warned Iran will face consequences for killing American service members, after three US troops died in separate incidents over the weekend. Trump said on social media that "every time Iran kills an American Soldier" going forward, "they will pay for that killing many times over," adding that…
Houthis Announce Immediate Naval Blockade on Saudi Arabia
Yemen's Houthi rebels declared an immediate maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia on Monday, putting the kingdom's Red Sea oil exports at risk, according to Bloomberg.Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree framed the move as retaliation for what the group calls a decade-long Saudi siege on Yemeni ports, airports, and the capital,…
Can Trump’s Middle East Peace Survive?
The Abraham Accords – the 2020 agreements brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump in his first term – made the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain the first Arab states in a quarter-century to recognise Israel, with Morocco following and Sudan beginning a process it never completed. They were one of…
Yemen’s Houthis Warn Saudi Arabia of New War
Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi threatened a major escalation against Saudi Arabia in a televised speech Thursday, warning of a "different war" if Riyadh continues what he called its "siege and aggression" against Yemen, according to Al Bawaba. He said Saudi oil facilities and other strategic infrastructure would become targets…
Houthis May Soon Close Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Yemeni Houthis have said they could close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the coming days, threatening a second major chokepoint alongside Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.A member of the Houthi-aligned Ansar Allah movement's political bureau, Mohammed al-Farah, said the group intends to close Bab el-Mandeb in tandem with…
Iran’s Missiles Turn the Gulf Against It
The United States has struck more than 300 Iranian military targets over three nights — radar, launchers, and missile and drone stores — according to CENTCOM, after Iran hit a commercial vessel near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's strikes have now reached across the Gulf, and its neighbours are turning…
