Tag: Saudi Arabia

The Houthi movement has struck Saudi airports three times, and Iran has offered to mediate between Riyadh and Sanaa

The bombs would arm Saudi jets as senators also demand to see classified side letters on a separate nuclear deal.

A near-strike this weekend, reversed at the last minute, is the latest turn in a war that hinges on which Yemeni government Washington recognizes.

The pact says more about the growing concern with the US ability or commitment to securing the region than any threats posed by Iran.

The Trump administration's 13 nights of strikes on Iran, including on bridges and energy infrastructure, have been followed by three nights of calm. The Iranians, ho...

Iranian strikes on Gulf energy sites and renewed threats against American installations are exposing how decades of US military expansion in the Middle East have tied Washington to regional regimes while increasing risks of wider war.

Donald Trump has been clear about framing oil as a central part of Washington’s interests in Venezuela, but whether the country’s vast reserves can translate into real prosperity is unclear.

Trump’s formal designation of Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally coincides with proposed F-35 and tank sales, a pledged increase in Saudi investments and renewed scrutiny of the Kingdom’s human rights record and the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

After a White House visit from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Trump’s pledge to sell F-35 fighter jets with no conditions, Rep. Ilhan Omar and human rights advocates warn that the deal rewards a repressive monarchy and sidelines accountability for Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.

How likely is it that these investments will rise by hundreds of billions of dollars in 4 years?