Saudi Arabia

US charter flight to fly out Americans from Middle East, State Department says

The State Department did not provide any further details on transportation operations but urged US citizens in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Israel to contact the Department if in need.

 View of the US Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv, May 7, 2024.
Iran and Israel flags on Middle east geopolitical map.

Tehran's miscalculation: How Iranian missiles brought Gulf states, Israel together - analysis

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine holds a briefing amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, March 2, 2026.

Iran missile launches down 86% as Operation Epic Fury expands, top US general says

Vehicles drive past a building that was damaged by an Iranian drone attack, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, in Seef, Manama, Bahrain, March 1, 2026

From scuds to solidarity: Israel and the Sunni world - opinion


Beijing's 'diplomatic masterstroke' meets Middle East reality - opinion

Why Beijing’s Saudi-Iran deal and the imagined regional axis are colliding with hard geopolitical realities

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in July 2025. A 2023 deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran was marketed as a diplomatic masterstroke, but in light of recent events is collapsing.

Some Gulf countries are already fighting against Iran, IDF says

Foreign reports have indicated that the Saudis, the UAE, Qatar, and possibly others may already have attacked Iran or have expressed interest in doing so.

Debris lies scattered in the aftermath of a strike on a police station, in Tehran, Iran, March 4, 2026

Qatar denies Tucker Carlson claim that ‘Mossad agents’ were arrested in Gulf bombing plot

Carlson made the claim in a widely shared Tucker Carlson Network segment titled “BREAKING: Mossad Agents Arrested in Planned Bombing Operation,” calling the alleged arrests an unreported “fact.”

TUCKER CARLSON speaks during AmericaFest, the first Turning Point USA summit since the death of Charlie Kirk, in Phoenix, Arizona, US December 18, 2025.

Second attack on Saudi oil refinery in two days, officials say

A Saudi defense ministry official stated that the attack did not damage the facility, but that it was carried out by a drone. 

A satellite image shows efforts to control a fire as smoke rises in the Ras Tanura oil refinery in Saudi Arabia after a drone attack, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia March 2, 2026.

Iranian drones hits CIA station at US embassy in Riyadh, 'Washington Post' reports

There was no mention of any CIA personnel being wounded, with the attack on the embassy the latest in a series of Iranian attacks across the Gulf states.

A graphic showing a Central Intelligence Agency logo on a phone in front of a US flag.

Iran strikes Saudi infrastructure, pushing Riyadh toward possible war - interview

Iranian strikes on Saudi oil, water, and diplomatic sites have crossed key red lines experts warn, forcing Riyadh to weigh retaliation against fears of wider regional escalation.

 Members of Saudi security forces participate in a parade in preparation for the annual haj pilgrimage, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 10, 2024.

Targeting the new Middle East: Iran attacked the UAE because it cannot defeat its model - opinion

The ghosts of the old Middle East are departing, one funeral at a time.

A plume of smoke rises from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026.

Arab media split as Gulf states condemn Iran while Iran-aligned actors denounce US-Israel strikes

Gulf governments emphasize sovereignty and civilian protection as Iran-aligned actors frame the confrontation as external aggression

Various Arab news paper on sale at Bin Dawood supermarket in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, December 2016; illustrative.

Will the Gulf adopt Sadat’s strategic framework? - opinion

Like Sadat in 1977, Gulf rulers may conclude that diplomacy serves their national interests.

 Family group photos of all the participating members during the Member States of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) Summit (ASEAN-GCC Summit) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 20, 2023

Weighing it out: Saudi Arabia deciding next steps against Iran as Mideast tensions rise - analysis

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is looking at the Kingdom’s next options, but must take a measured stance.

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman look at portraits at the "Presidential Walk of Fame" in the Colonnade at the White House in Washington, DC, November 18, 2025.