Juan Cole Informed Comment The Helpers of God (Ansar Allah) or Houthi movement that rules some 80% of the approximately 43 million people of Yemen struck Saudi airports for a…
Robert Inlakesk Mint Press Scrambling to halt the ongoing offensive of Yemen’s Armed Forces, Israel and Saudi Arabia have strengthened ties through a joint covert campaign aimed at salvaging what…
Kit Klarenberg Substack In the leadup to 9/11’s silver anniversary, it was widely reported a forthcoming New York District Court civil case brought against notorious Saudi government operative Omar Bayoumi…
Juan Cole Informed Comment The new Mecca Defense Pact signed by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signals a regional response to the new insecurity in the region provoked by the…
News Desk The Cradle Washington is seeking congressional approval for a nuclear energy pact with Saudi Arabia that does not include safeguards aimed at preventing the development of an atomic…
By Joshua Scheer Before we get to Rep. Eugene Vindman, earlier today Representative Ilhan Omar tweeted her concerns about continued dealings with the Saudi government with this tweet: Now in…
By Kit Klarenberg / Substack This year’s anniversary of 9/11 passed without mainstream mention. Almost two-and-a-half decades on, the media appears to have lost all interest in that fateful, world-changing…
Riyadh’s defense pact with Islamabad redraws alliances, weakens Indian leverage, and hints at a new Muslim deterrence framework beyond western control.
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Saudi Arabia’s massive oil deposits and its 9.53 million barrels per day (bpd) of petroleum production make it an…
Persian Gulf monarchies are quietly reorienting away from Tel Aviv and Washington toward Tehran and a more promising multipolar-led security order.
An Israeli official said Trump couldn't get approval from Congress if he moves forward with a deal that Israel doesn't consent to
The host of the 2034 international football competition has a gruesome record of violence against migrant workers.
With a new defense pact in the works, Biden’s push to finalize a US-Saudi alliance risks entangling America in volatile conflicts and heightening nuclear tensions in the Middle East.
The Crown Prince urged the international community to stop Israel from attacking Iran and to respect Iran’s sovereignty.
Newly revealed information also raises questions about whether the FBI and CIA mishandled or downplayed evidence of the kingdom’s possible ties to the plotters.
