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The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and conflict with the Iran-backed Houthis of Yemen have unsettled Saudi Arabia, a kingdom unused to conflicts playing out on home turf.
Missile attacks on Saudi Arabia by Houthi rebels from neighboring Yemen have upended plans by Saudi leaders to remake the kingdom into a business and entertainment powerhouse.
A Saudi-led coalition has launched what it called a major campaign against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Faced with escalating Houthi attacks and a reluctant U.S. administration unwilling to intervene, Saudi Arabia is actively seeking regional defense partnerships.
The withdrawal, agreed on two years ago, comes against the backdrop of the U.S. war with Iran that has also sometimes spilled over into Iraq.
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which links the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean, is a new tinderbox in the Iran war.
An Israeli soldier posted on social media a photo of a bound and blindfolded young man. A Palestinian family believes it shows their missing son.
The ancient statues of the deities Heket and Beset, too heavy to move, were used for target practice.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described the measures as the opening of an all-out financial assault on the Iranian government and its trade partners.
