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  Saudi Crown Prince MBS called President Trump twice Thursday, urging him to launch strikes against the Houthis as they made sweeping advances in Yemen - Axios Trump declined.

  @OsinttechnicalX14d ago1.2k▲view on X ↗
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  MbS asked Trump for air strikes in Yemen, was informed that the U.S. military is busy. @barakravid.bsky.social @axios.com

  aronlund.bsky.socialBluesky13d ago12▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  RT @BarakRavid: Scoop: Saudi Crown Prince MBS called President Trump twice Thursday, urging him to launch strikes against the Houthis as the Iran-backed group closed in on a vital Red Sea chokepoint. Trump declined for now, U.S. officials said. My story on @ axios

  axios@mastodon.socialMastodon14d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  This isn't really surprising even though the Saudi's have the 5th largest military budget in the world. The Saudi led Arab coalition couldn't stop them dating back to 2015. When your military is purposely inept this is what happens. This isn't just a Saudi problem either. Now this also is a horrible look for the Mecca JDA. Running to Trump for…

  austinl98kr/geopolitics13d agoview on r/geopolitics ↗
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  Trump abandoned Saudi Arabia, refusing it help in the fight against the Houthis Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called Trump twice and asked him to join the strikes against the Houthis, but the White House refused. At the moment, the United States is providing only

  @nexta_tvX13d ago1.0k▲view on X ↗
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  Learning painful lessons? 🤡 — Saudi Crown Prince Urged Trump to Strike Houthis Amid Red Sea Threat. @axios.com Trump declined, and U.S. officials stressed the administration has no plans to intervene directly against the Houthis for now.

  jnavas.comBluesky13d agoview on Bluesky ↗
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  The Europeans should work with the Saudis before things go south. Saudi Crown Prince MBS reportedly called President Trump twice Thursday, urging him to launch strikes against the Houthis as the Iran-backed group closed in on a vital Red Sea chokepoint. Trump declined for now, U.S. officials said. https://www. axios.com/2026/09/11/houthis-y…

  Kristian_Kiehling@mastodon.socialMastodon13d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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  Let's be honest here: the US targeted the Houthis last year. What happened? Last year, the Houthis turned out to be the most effective of Iran's proxies. Trump and the Saudis should consider themselves lucky they haven't closed off the Red Sea by now Israel has been pounding Lebanon for over 40 years, and Hezbollah is still there. Maybe Israel…

  Exact_Green2061r/geopolitics13d agoview on r/geopolitics ↗
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  So, if I’m understanding the chronology correctly: Trump initially said the US would help Saudi Arabia. Later, there was a condition added - Saudi Arabia would need to sign the Abraham Accords and recognize Israel. The Saudis obviously didn’t like that, and instead went ahead and signed the Mecca pact with Pakistan and Turkey. Now that Saudi…

  curiousstriderr/geopolitics13d agoview on r/geopolitics ↗
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  The Saudis have kept their military knee-capped deliberately. Men are promoted based on their loyalty rather than on merit. Officers don't share vital information and training to their own units. Why? Because the more you share, the more power you give the people who may take your job. And a host of other reasons. And why do they do this? Because…

  RobBrown4PMr/geopolitics13d agoview on r/geopolitics ↗
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  KSA pays the US including by buying weapons and the deal is the US protects them which the US has done a shit job of and the US can't even protect itself as evident from having the shit bombed out of them in their ME bases and assets US is Saudi mercenary and payment is Saudi buy us shit which is Saudis way of paying them

  NitroLadar/geopolitics13d agoview on r/geopolitics ↗
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  I will preface this by saying that I'm not well informed on these things. I have heard that Israel asked Trump to help attack Iran. Perhaps MBS thought he could do the same. In other words, from their perspective, why should they waste military resources and their reputation if the US will do it for them?

  snowtaxr/geopolitics13d agoview on r/geopolitics ↗
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  This is a win-win for saudi. Theyre sandbagging, pun not intended. They play like they can handle it, allow the houthis to push the red sea: saudis increase oil prices and provoke american investments. Can it get bad enough that we zero dark thirty the nonkinetic staff again?

  Kuk3yr/geopolitics13d agoview on r/geopolitics ↗
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  The Houthi's essentially shut down the strait previously. Gaining more territory along the Red Sea only makes it easier. The threat of a ship being attacked is enough to deter them from crossing.

  austinl98kr/geopolitics13d agoview on r/geopolitics ↗
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  Yeah, you would think that.. and they definitely have plenty of guys on hiluxes. They also have AA, ballistic missiles, are battle hardened, have shown tactical prowess and are fanatics.

  Soepkip43r/geopolitics13d agoview on r/geopolitics ↗
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  Their military is expensive but inept. They promote based off loyalty and not merit. These gulf nations fear building a strong military and getting overthrown.

  austinl98kr/geopolitics13d agoview on r/geopolitics ↗
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  MBS needs the US airforce to waste several dozen munitions on empty Yemeni territory so that Trump can declare the Houthis have been "defeated"

  WhatPeopleDor/geopolitics13d agoview on r/geopolitics ↗
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  Yeah the area they just seized is at the narrowest point across Bab El Mandeb. It will only get worse for shipping if the Houthis want to flex.

  cinciNattyLightr/geopolitics13d agoview on r/geopolitics ↗
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  I totally understand that and you'd think they should be able to pull off some bombings but their military is basically just for show.

  austinl98kr/geopolitics13d agoview on r/geopolitics ↗
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  wonder if saudi will still agree to invest $1 trillion in USA like trump mentioned before this war started.

  srikir/worldnews13d agoview on r/worldnews ↗
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  I mean theyre not expected to run SEAD campaign. Just drop bombs on a bunch of people on toyota Hiluxes.

  AffectionateRub1857r/geopolitics13d agoview on r/geopolitics ↗
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  Just like he probably called his master over there in Israel and was told “you better not help them!”

  HiFiSciFiWiFiOhMyr/worldnews13d agoview on r/worldnews ↗