(2022-04-15). US-Gulf Divergence: Placing Risky Bets. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by Russia's invasion of Ukraine spotlights seemingly widening differences between the United States and its closest Middle Eastern allies, sparking eulogies for an era of bygone American regional dominance. | "America's Middle East Friendships are Dying a Natural Death" predicted foreign policy analyst Steven A. Cook this week after countries like Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates…
(2022-04-15). Saudi-led coalition seizes another Yemeni fuel tanker. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) — The spokesman for the Yemeni Oil Company said that the Saudi-led coalition has seized another fuel tanker heading for the oppressed people of Yemen.
(2022-04-15). Xi talks with Saudi Arabian crown prince over phone. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday morning held a phone conversation with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.
(2022-04-15). Ukraine and Yemen Wars Highlight US's Role as Biggest Arms Dealer in the World. truthout.org Analysts say the defense industry has spent billions of dollars lobbying Congress while quietly making much more in profit by manufacturing weapons that fuel deadly conflicts in Ukraine, Yemen and across the world under federal arms sales agreements that have little effective congressional oversight. | There is a dangerous "feedback loop" between major weapons manufacturers in the United States that make