Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia asks US to end Hormuz blockade amid worries of possible Houthi retaliation - WSJ
Saudi officials appear to be weighing not only the direct risks in the Gulf, but also the possibility that Iran could respond through allied forces elsewhere in the region.
Pakistan sending troops to Saudi Arabia could shift tide in war against Iran - opinion
UN Watch demands democracies explain election of human rights abusers to UN positions
Iran-backed Iraqi militias launch drone attacks near diplomatic facility, Baghdad Airport
Rubio affirms alliance with Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Turkey amid Iran conflict
The US Secretary of State called officials from the three countries following recent attacks by Iran on their territories.
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.
Tehran's miscalculation: How Iranian missiles brought Gulf states, Israel together - analysis
By targeting every GCC member with missiles and drones, Tehran has achieved the unthinkable: placing Israel and Qatar on the same team. This strategic blunder may finally cement a regional axis.
Iran missile launches down 86% as Operation Epic Fury expands, top US general says
CENTCOM strikes over 2,000 Iranian targets, reducing missile and drone attacks by over 80%, as part of Operation Epic Fury’s ongoing offensive.
From scuds to solidarity: Israel and the Sunni world - opinion
Iran has, in a single day, done what decades of Israeli diplomacy could not: It has clarified to every Arab capital that the enemy they share is not Israel.
The great Gulf miscalculation: Beijing's 'diplomatic masterstroke' meets M. East reality - opinion
Why Beijing’s Saudi-Iran deal and the imagined regional axis are colliding with hard geopolitical realities.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
