BREAKING: Yemen's Houthis announce they just struck Saudi Arabia's East-West crude oil pipeline and multiple of its pumping stations, as well as 6 other Saudi targets, including Saudi Aramco oil facilities.
BREAKING: The U.S. is now preparing to completely abandon Gulf countries, as Trump envoy Tom Barrack directly warns Gulf allies that Washington can no longer guarantee their security indefinitely, telling regional officials in Doha that they must take responsibility for their own defense, signalling the end of the U.S. security umbrella in the Middle East, per the Wall Street Journal.
Barrack said the 80-year-old U.S. security-for-oil arrangement is no longer sustainable, pointing to regional defense partnerships as the way forward. The warning comes as Gulf states face Iranian strikes on U.S. military infrastructure and growing uncertainty over Washington’s future military commitment to the region.
@FtwSte@brtankz simply put: dubai's oil ran out much faster than the other emirates' and they chose to commodify vice (alcohol, prostitution, pursuit of luxury). also, compared to other muslim countries, they had no culture and their economy was barren.