As Iran and Houthis tighten screws on Saudi Arabia, potential role emerges for Israel
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MBS’s old and new military alliances are offering little protection, neither did his previous engagement with Tehran. Blocked in Hormuz and Red Sea, Riyadh needs new security partners.
Sirens blared in Mecca on Tuesday as the Houthis fired a drone from Yemen toward Islam’s holiest city, at least according to the Saudis.
Only a month before, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman hosted the leaders of Turkey and Pakistan to sign a joint defense agreement with great fanfare in the same city.
The Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia were the first test of that Mecca Agreement, and it doesn’t seem to have translated to improved security for the Gulf kingdom. Its cities, ships, and infrastructure are coming under daily attack, and Turkey and Pakistan have not mobilized to defend their beleaguered ally — this despite Saudi Arabia hosting at least 8,000 Pakistani troops.
Officials from Turkey and Pakistan told The Associated Press they have not received a Saudi request for support in response to the Houthis’ escalation. If they are telling the truth, and the new alliance doesn’t warrant even a request for assistance in the moment of truth, MBS is already admitting that it doesn’t actually make his kingdom any safer.
The manifest worthlessness of the Mecca pact is only one element of an increasingly dire situation for Saudi Arabia, one that doesn’t offer any easy way out.
The emerging reality – Iranian allies firing on the kingdom across multiple borders while closing crucial shipping lanes — “puts the Saudis in serious danger,” said Yoel Guzansky, senior fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies. “This is their biggest challenge since 1990, when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait and threatened Saudi oilfields.” (Read More)
As Iran and Houthis tighten screws on Saudi Arabia, potential role emerges for Israel
As Iran and Houthis tighten screws on Saudi Arabia, potential role emerges for Israel
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