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  • Saudi Ambassador to the US Prince Khalid Bin Salman Visits CENTCOM in Florida
     

    Saudi Ambassador to the United States Prince Khalid bin Salman visited the US Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters in Tampa, Florida this week to meet with top U.S. military officials and Saudi officers stationed at the facility, Arab News reports. The Ambassador, a former F-15 pilot and tactical intelligence officer in the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF), held […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia Applauds Trump Decision on Iran Nuclear Deal
     

    Saudi Arabia has embraced President Trump’s decision yesterday to pull the United States out of the JCPoA, the agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions by offering sanctions relief in exchange for Iran’s compliance with non-proliferation standards, according to statements made by top Saudi officials and the Saudi Press Agency. As the chief rival of Iran in […]

     
  • Will Saudi Arabia Send Troops to Syria? Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir Says Talks with U.S. Ongoing
     

    Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said it is “in discussions with the United States about sending troops to Syria,” according to the Washington Post, as President Trump seeks a way out for the U.S. military there. In comments to reporters in Riyadh, Al-Jubeir said the deliberations on what type of force needs to remain in […]

     
  • U.S. State Department Approves $1.31 Billion in Artillery Sales to Saudi Arabia
     

    The State Department approved a sale of $1.31 billion in artillery to Saudi Arabia, giving “a vote of confidence to the Saudi military as young Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman concludes a marathon tour of the United States,” the Washington Post reports. The possible sale is for “155mm M109A5/A6 Medium Self-Propelled Howitzer structures for conversion to M109A6 […]

     
  • State Department Approves $1 Billion in New Military Sales to Saudi Arabia
     

    The State Department approved a possible sale of $670 million in TOW 2B (BGM-71F-Series) missiles to Saudi Arabia, according to a release from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). Together, with a new $300 million sale for spare vehicle parts for the Royal Saudi Land Forces Ordnance Corps, the new deals announced amount to nearly $1 billion. Defense Secretary James Mattis on […]

     
  • Secretary Tillerson Urges More ‘Measured’ Approach for Saudi Arabia in Yemen
     

    U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is urging Saudi Arabia to be more “measured” in its military intervention in war-ravaged Yemen, a day after President Trump called for the end of the Saudi-led blockade in order to allow for delivery of humanitarian aid and commercial shipments. Tillerson also reiterated Trump’s calls for a “complete end” […]

     
  • Saudi-Led Coalition Faces Mounting International Criticism of Yemen Blockade
     

    Saudi Arabia is under growing international pressure from the U.N., U.S. Congress and global media outlets to unconditionally lift its blockade of Yemen, amid warnings of a serious deterioration to the already dire humanitarian situation in the war-torn country. In an unusual joint statement from the United Nations, the heads of the World Food Program, Unicef, and […]

     
  • Al-Jubeir: ‘There Is No Doubt’ Iranian-Built Missile Shot from Yemen ‘Act of Aggression’
     

    Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said that Saudi Arabia had the right to defend itself against Iran and would take “appropriate” actions to counter Iranian aggression against the Kingdom, according to an interview the foreign minister gave to CNN. On Saturday, Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a missile shot from Yemen that nearly reached Riyadh’s […]

     
  • Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Travel to Saudi Arabia October 20th for Saudi-Iraq Meet
     

    U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to take part in the inaugural Coordination Council meeting between the governments of Saudi Arabia and Iraq. The Secretary will also meet with various Saudi leaders to discuss the conflict in Yemen, the ongoing Gulf dispute, Iran, and a number of other important regional and […]

     
  • The Next U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia?
     

    President Trump is rumored to be nearing a selection for U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, according to reports. A New York Times reporter tweeted today that Dave Urban, who ran President Trump’s surprise successful campaign in Pennsylvania in 2016, is said to be the President’s pick for the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. The top American newspaper’s […]

     

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