Houthis stall Saudi oil exports
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Saudi Arabia, facing sustained Houthi strikes on cities and energy infrastructure, struggled to secure international support and to move 14 million barrels of oil from the Strait of Hormuz.
Reposted by Marc Lynch, Greg Linden
Saudi Arabia is in big trouble, with their oil industry under attack from multiple directions.
The Saudis spent years bribing Trump and Kushner. At first, it seemed like a good investment. But the Iran war screwed them, now they really need help, and the US can't/won't.
Me, in @foreignpolicy.com:
The Saudis spent years bribing Trump and Kushner. At first, it seemed like a good investment. But the Iran war screwed them, now they really need help, and the US can't/won't.
Me, in @foreignpolicy.com:
Saudi Arabia Bribed the Wrong People
Riyadh’s bet on Trumpism has failed.
foreignpolicy.com
September 24, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Saudi Arabia is in big trouble, with their oil industry under attack from multiple directions.
The Saudis spent years bribing Trump and Kushner. At first, it seemed like a good investment. But the Iran war screwed them, now they really need help, and the US can't/won't.
Me, in @foreignpolicy.com:
The Saudis spent years bribing Trump and Kushner. At first, it seemed like a good investment. But the Iran war screwed them, now they really need help, and the US can't/won't.
Me, in @foreignpolicy.com:
I think Ukrainians have a right to ask how France can so rapidly deploy to Saudi Arabia and take on those risks ...
🇫🇷🇸🇦 Macron says France will deploy troops, radars, and air defense systems to protect Saudi Arabia's Yanbu oil terminal, damaged by Houthi attack.
"Not to engage in any conflict, but to protect this site."
"Not to engage in any conflict, but to protect this site."
September 25, 2026 at 12:10 AM
I think Ukrainians have a right to ask how France can so rapidly deploy to Saudi Arabia and take on those risks ...
Once heavily reliant on Iran for finished weapons, the Houthis are now able to assemble arms — including ballistic missiles and drones — inside Yemen using commercial goods imported from China. Read more in the Big Take: bloom.bg/4h8KNKV
📷: Mohammed Huwais/AFP
📷: Mohammed Huwais/AFP
September 24, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Once heavily reliant on Iran for finished weapons, the Houthis are now able to assemble arms — including ballistic missiles and drones — inside Yemen using commercial goods imported from China. Read more in the Big Take: bloom.bg/4h8KNKV
📷: Mohammed Huwais/AFP
📷: Mohammed Huwais/AFP
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September 24, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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