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Sanctioning Sudan’s Army: Washington’s Chemical Weapons Red Line Meets Riyadh’s Realpolitik
The new US sanctions on Sudan’s Armed Forces (SAF), which took effect this month, mark a decisive escalation in Washington’s attempt to enforce the...
US, Saudi Strikes on Iran Backed Groups Escalate Gulf Conflict
The United States and Saudi Arabia carried out coordinated airstrikes against Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq on Wednesday, marking Washington's first direct military action...
Who Are Iraq’s Iran Backed Armed Groups and Why Do They Matter?
United States and Saudi Arabian strikes against Iran backed Shi'ite armed groups in Iraq have renewed attention on the powerful militias that have become...
What does the US-Saudi Nuclear Deal mean for Middle East Security
Central Claim
The US-Saudi nuclear deal is not so much an energy deal as it is Washington's most significant admission yet that the non-proliferation architecture...
Israel Fears US Saudi Nuclear Deal Could Spark Middle East Arms Race
A new nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia has triggered concern in Israel, with political leaders and former security officials...
Houthis Attack Saudi Tankers as Red Sea Tensions Escalate
The Iran-aligned Houthi movement claimed on Thursday that it had attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, opening a new front in...
Trump’s Saudi Nuclear Pact Could Reshape Middle East Security
The Trump administration supports a nuclear energy agreement with Saudi Arabia that would allow the country to enrich uranium and process spent nuclear fuel,...
Saudi Oil Tankers Turn Back as Houthis Escalate US-Iran Conflict
Two oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia changed their course in the Red Sea on Tuesday after threats from Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, highlighting...
Saudi Arabia Boosts Yanbu Oil Exports as Houthi Threats Grow
Saudi Arabia has increased crude oil exports from its Red Sea terminal at Yanbu to near maximum capacity as security risks in the Gulf...
Saudi’s strategy for Yemen: a stick for the southerners, a carrot for Europe’s defense ministries
Saudi Arabia’s Yemen policy master, Riyadh’s ambassador Mohammed al-Jaber, believes in stick-and-carrot diplomacy—he shows the stick to Yemen’s dissenters and the carrot to Europe’s...