Saudi's MBS Dialled Trump, Warplanes Were Readied to Hit Houthis. Then, a U-Turn
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Saudi's MBS dialled Trump, warplanes were readied to hit Houthis. Then, a U-turn
Donald Trump held back from joining Saudi-led strikes on Yemen's Houthis after a personal appeal from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and days of internal wavering. The pause exposed the tension between avoiding a wider Iran-linked conflict and preserving Saudi support for Washington's regional strategy.
Saudi Arabia feels abandoned by Washington after the U.S. has twice failed to provide the kingdom with the expected military support.
The advance of the Houthi rebels to the Red Sea redraws the map of the regional conflict. Trump refuses direct military intervention, leaving Saudi Arabia to manage the crisis.
MBS called Trump twice to hit the Houthis. Trump refused. Seven years after Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia discovers that the American umbrella does not protect it.
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