Why the Tehran Summit Is a Game-Changer
• https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Pepe EscobarThe ball is entirely on West Asia's court. The U.S. is not even on the table.
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The ball is entirely on West Asia's court. The U.S. is not even on the table.
The Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom reported on Monday that Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman's visit to Tehran was meant to secure a ceasefire with Yemen's Ansar Allah...
The Houthis are claiming some further significant attacks on Saudi military and energy sites, announcing Tuesday a direct hit on the kingdom's defense ministry HQ in Riyadh.
Egypt's parliament authorises Sisi to take 'all necessary measures' to bolster Saudi Arabia's defence
There are new, grim numbers out of Yemen, after fierce fighting has been raging for many weeks going back to late August renewed war between the Saudi coalition (and its government in Aden), and the Iran-aligned Houthis.
Three people were killed and 10 wounded in drone-related incidents targeting Saudi Arabia's King Fahd International Airport in Dammam and the Shaybah oil field on Wednesday, according to Saudi authorities.
Update(1540ET): A corrective from Reuters saying that the earlier alert for some diplomatic staff and their families to depart from the Gulf region actually only pertains to Saudi Arabia, amid the Houthi assault:
Prior to the disruptions of the current Iran War, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) had spent more than a half-century as the world's leading oil exporter.
The United Kingdom has on Tuesday announced yet more creeping escalation in the Yemen war. It is offering Saudi Arabia 'defensive' assistance by deploying its Typhoon fighter jets.
Saudi Arabia, having come under nearly daily ballistic missile attacks from the Houthis in Yemen, will not hold its 'Davos in the Desert' flagship investor conference in-person next week. Instead it looks to merely be an online event.
Saudi Arabia went looking for allies against Ansar Allah, and so far it has gotten statements of support. Egypt has declared its readiness to back the Kingdom, but its statement does not commit to any military involvement.
Doug Casey and I on $136 oil the futures market won't admit, Saudi Arabia's coming crisis, Israel fatigue, and how long until reality catches up.
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For years, Yemen's Houthis have demonstrated their ability to strike some of Saudi Arabia's most strategically important targets, from oil infrastructure to the kingdom's capital.
Jimmy and retired Colonel Douglas Macgregor discuss Scott Ritter's prediction that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's leadership could collapse following years of conflict with Yemen's Houthis.
Update(1240ET): Iran state IRIB reports a new thermal anomaly detected near an oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia's Yanbu region, suggesting Saudi East-West oil pipeline has been targeted once again.
Reuters confirming administrative center for the Saudi oil industry targeted...
In the 1930s, during the formation of Saudi Arabia, three provinces were taken from Yemen. The Yemeni have always wanted them back. They are now in a position where they may eventually achieve that aim.
...Photographing Attacks
Several top energy executives were dropped from the schedule of Saudi Arabia's ongoing WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh on Monday, as the kingdom insists on holding the conference despite the threat to the capital posed by the Ansarallah-led Yemeni Arme
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Saudi Arabia has never signed the Abraham Accords, which means its relationship with Israel can still be discussed as a deal waiting to happen.
Riyadh's International Airport Suspends All Operations After Mass Casualty Houthi Missile Barrage
Update1610ET): The initial fatality and casualty count is horrific and unprecedented: at least 12 people have killed and 50 more were injured (NYT) in the Houthi missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Ryiadh on Saturday.
The House of Saud is attacking Ansarallah to protect the death cult in West Asia, Pepe Escobar writes.
As US President Donald Trump threatens Iran with annihilation, Iranian missiles and drones have been targeting Israeli Mossad proxies, American bases and destroying tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
After a brief hiatus, Doug and Matt discuss Trump's escalating rhetoric about Iran potentially nuking U.S. cities and argue the U.S. bears historical responsibility for the conflict, citing oil interests, the CIA-backed coup against Mossadegh, the
In a historic first, the Mecca Defense Pact between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey is now in force, according to the allies at an emergency meeting in Riyadh.
Houthis Unleash Large Missile, Drone Barrage On Saudi Arabia, Target Riyadh Airport & Aramco Facility
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