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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is a monarchy in West Asia and the world's largest oil exporter. Known for its dominant role in OPEC, hosting U.S. military assets, its rivalry with Iran, and its intervention in the Yemen conflict. Recently, Saudi Arabia has faced sustained drone and missile attacks from Iran and Houthi forces while mediating regionally and expanding military cooperation with the U.S. and Pakistan. Last updated 4 days ago

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Al Arabiya Media Outlet Al-Hadath Media Outlet Mohammed bin Salman Monarch Riyadh City Prince Sultan Air Base Strategic Site Saudi Arabia Ministry of Defense Government Body Saudi Aramco Energy / Industry Al-Mansouri City Asharq Al-Awsat Media Outlet National Guard Military Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs Government Body Yanbu City Al Jubail Industrial City Strategic Site Jeddah City Eastern Region State / Province Ras Tanura Strategic Site Al-Kharj Governorate State / Province Asharq News Media Outlet Eastern Province State / Province Mecca City Saudi Ministry of Energy Government Body Abdullah Al-Rajhi Other Arab News Media Outlet Asharq Media Outlet Bahri Energy / Industry Dilam City Duba City Fahd Al-Shaleimi Other Grand Mosque Strategic Site Jabal Russ City King Abdulaziz Air Base Strategic Site Nation Shield Forces Paramilitary / Militia National AI Directorate Government Body Nimr al-Jamal City SAMREF Energy / Industry Saudi Civil Defense Government Body Saudi Royal Court Government Body Saudia Energy / Industry Shaqra City Tabuk City Walid al-Khariji Other Yasser Mubarak Other Al Nassr Political Party / Movement Saudi Armed Forces Military Saudi Ministry of Finance Government Body

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SAUDI-U.S. NUCLEAR DEAL: President Trump has approved a landmark 30-year civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia.

• U.S. companies will play a central role in developing Saudi civilian nuclear infrastructure (reactors and r...

SAUDI-U.S. NUCLEAR DEAL: President Trump has approved a landmark 30-year civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia.

• U.S. companies will play a central role in developing Saudi civilian nuclear infrastructure (reactors and related facilities).

• It opens the door to a uranium enrichment facility on Saudi soil following a joint U.S.-Saudi study.

• The deal does not impose the “gold standard” (a binding commitment to forgo domestic uranium enrichment and spent-fuel reprocessing, as the UAE accepted in 2009).

• Safeguards rely more on bilateral U.S.-Saudi monitoring plus baseline IAEA arrangements rather than the full Additional Protocol in the strongest form previously demanded by non-proliferation advocates and some U.S. lawmakers.

• It is not tied to Saudi normalization with Israel.

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Operations

Snapshot of activity over the Middle East via FR:

USAF busy out of Israel tonight.

• 6 U.S. Air Force KC 135R/T Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft operating over Israel and Jordan.

• 1 U.S. Air Force C 5 Galaxy heavy airlift aircraft operating over Saudi Arabia.

• 1 U.S. Air Force airborne early warning and command and control aircraft operating over the region.

• 2 U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tankers operating over the Persian Gulf.

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Alerts

Traffic continues across the King Fahd Causeway despite reports of an apparent Iranian attempt to strike it.

The targets hit in Bahrain remain unclear.

The King Fahd Causeway is a 25 km (16 mile) bridge and causeway linking Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Opened in 1986, it is the only land connection between the two countries and a vital route for trade, travel, and strategic access.

The King Fahd Causeway connecting Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, photographed at sunset with heavy traffic crossing the distinctive wave-shaped bridge over the Persian Gulf.
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Signals

A senior source in the Houthis' Ministry of Defense told the Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese al-Mayadeen channel that Israeli warplanes participated alongside Saudi forces in an attempt to repel the Yemeni attack on Saudi Arabia, following th...

A senior source in the Houthis' Ministry of Defense told the Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese al-Mayadeen channel that Israeli warplanes participated alongside Saudi forces in an attempt to repel the Yemeni attack on Saudi Arabia, following the strike on Sana'a airport.

The source described them as Gulfstream aircraft, designed for listening, communications and information gathering. According to the source, the planes flew out of Nevatim base and operated over the Red Sea.

Their role was tracking the launches and drones fired from Yemen and determining their location.

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Leaders

Leader of Yemen's Houthis, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, on Saudi Arabia:

They attacked Sana'a airport and targeted it. In broad daylight, they started their aggression.

They had absolutely no justification, and it had nothing to do with them. W...

Leader of Yemen's Houthis, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, on Saudi Arabia:

They attacked Sana'a airport and targeted it. In broad daylight, they started their aggression.

They had absolutely no justification, and it had nothing to do with them. We hadn't done anything.

They attack us, target us, and expect us to do nothing?

The real equation is this: you struck Sana'a, we must strike Riyadh. If you strike a port, we will strike your port. If you blockade us, we will blockade you.

Why do you want to blockade us, starve us, and deny us the right to use our own oil and gas wealth?

Why do you want us to writhe in hunger, leaving pain and suffering in every single home?

When Saudi Arabia commits an act of aggression, we will no longer just accept it.

They are in the wrong, they are oppressors, and they are aggressors.

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