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<description><![CDATA[Correctly realizing the US can't protect them, they are either looking for a better patron or, failing that, to become convincingly neutral.
The administration has no cards left to play other than massive escalation, which will not go well.
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<b>UPDATE</b>: WSJ reports that Saudi and Co. are <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-kuwait-lift-restrictions-on-u-s-military-access-to-bases-airspace-8504c830?mod=hp_lead_pos1">back with the program</a>.  Who knows if that will last, or what if any kind of deal falls out of this.
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<b>UPDATE 2</b>: Saudi proposes a GCC wide <a href="https://mishtalk.com/economics/saudi-arabia-seeks-non-aggression-pact-with-iran-modeled-after-1975-helsinki-accords/">non-aggression pact with Iran</a>.  I suppose the fence-sitting is over.]]></description>
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