Saudi Arabia is a major regional power and global energy supplier whose oil infrastructure, including the East-West pipeline and various fields, has frequently been targeted by drone and missile strikes. The nation plays a significant role in regional geopolitics, notably navigating complex tensions with Iran and supporting the Sunni monarchy in Bahrain. Additionally, Saudi Arabia maintains a high-profile international presence as a host for global events and a key player in shifting regional security alliances.
“Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry summons Iraq's ambassador to the country over drone attacks originating from Iraqi territory.”
“Since then, relations between the two countries have developed at a pace that surprised even the most optimistic observers. In 2024, the two sides conducted their first ever joint naval exercises.”
“The Saudis, who initially had said that they strongly oppose such strikes, are now privately saying, well, um, you know, would look weak if you back down after all this military buildup in the region. So, we're not really going to push back, and if you do strike, we'll be very supportive. Um, the UAE, uh, I would say, is even more in that category.”
“Trump himself personally benefits. Why? Because the Saudis and Israelis are bribing him to um attack Iran. Remember that the Saudis invested $2 billion in the private equity fund of Jared Kushner who is the son-in-law of Donald Trump and the Israelis through Miriam Adelson have been financing Trump's vocal career.”
“There was a Saudi analyst who went on Al Jazzer and told them, quote, 'America has abandoned us and focused its defense systems on protecting Israel, leaving the Gulf states that host its military bases at the mercy of Iranian missiles and drones.'”
“On that occasion, things got so out of control that the Gulf Cooperation Council was even asked to intervene. Unlike the European Union, this council also has a unified military structure known as the Peninsula Shield Force.”
“Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Turkey, and Israel are now all rallying against Iran, and forceful retaliation is not off the table. So, those are the new alliances that were already forming around Iran and will likely now solidify further as the Islamic Republic sinks into a mire of internal and external conflict.”
“In 2023, Beijing brokered that resumption of diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and Beijing has been increasing investments in the Gulf state as well, haven't they?”
“In 2023, Beijing brokered that resumption of diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia... The Iran-Saudi deal or the Iran-Saudi normalization agreement, as you might call it, was brokered by China.”
“the Saudi foreign ministry actually lobbied against this war. But unbeknownst to them, NBS himself lobbied in favor of it.”
“the Iranian Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, so many countries in that region rely on desalinization plants in order to get their fresh water because they don't have any rivers or anything like that.”
“I'm willing to do a mutual defense agreement with your country to give you protection in perpetuity under the agreement I've been pushing and I hope we can continue to talk about.”
“And of course, you remember the Saudis who stuffed another $2 billion into the pockets of Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, just as Trump's first term in office came to a close.”