Yemen’s Houthis announce maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels announced a maritime embargo of their foe Saudi Arabia after the two sides traded fire last week for the first time in years. – The rebels…
Pakistan’s Saudi Security Alliance Bound by Treaties and Constrained by Reality
The escalation of hostilities across West Asia has placed the Islamic Republic of Pakistan at the epicenter of a dangerous geopolitical paradox. As regional friction intensifies following repeated strikes by…
Saudi Air Force Commander Meets US CENTCOM Deputy Chief
Saudi Arabia’s Commander of the Royal Air Force Major General Mazyad bin Sulaiman Al-Amro meets with Deputy Commander of US Central Command Major General Patrick Frank to discuss ways to…
White House ready to authorize Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium
The Trump administration has tentatively agreed to allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium without enacting international safeguards intended to prevent nuclear weapons development, according to sources familiar with the matter…
Saudi Arabia Says Iran Must End Military Escalation Immediately
Saudi Arabia says Iran must immediately halt all forms of military escalation as it condemns in the “strongest terms” the Iranian aggression against Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan – The Kingdom…
The Coordinated Dual Chokepoint Doctrine Linking Hormuz and Bab el Mandeb
The geopolitical fault lines of West Asia have shifted with alarming speed, shattering the fragile, unannounced peace that had largely held over the skies of Yemen since the spring of…
Saudi Arabia, Egypt Hold High-Level Coordination Meeting in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia, Egypt Hold Coordination Talks on Cooperation and Regional Developments Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji received today in Riyadh Egypt’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation,…
Herzog says Israel backs diplomacy with Iran but welcomes ‘firm’ US response
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he still believes a diplomatic solution is the best path to resolving the conflict with Iran, while welcoming what he described as a “firm and…
US approves arms sales to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
The US State Department says it has “made a determination approving a possible” $1.96bn weapons sale to Saudi Arabia and a separate $484m aircraft sustainment package for Kuwait. – In…
Saudi Chief of Staff, CENTCOM Deputy Discuss Regional Security
Saudi Arabia’s Chief of the General Staff, First Lieutenant General Fayyad al-Ruwaili, meets with US Central Command Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Patrick Frank to discuss ways to strengthen military cooperation…