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Saudi Arabia has most to lose if US strikes go sideways
Middle East

Saudi Arabia has most to lose if US strikes go sideways

Riyadh is among Gulf States expressing concern and even distancing themselves from Western attacks in Yemen

Is Bahrain a dry run for controversial US-Saudi pact?
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Is Bahrain a dry run for controversial US-Saudi pact?

Critics say any Persian Gulf security agreement via executive order will not serve American interests

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The Abraham Accords are no victory for religious tolerance

Some sell the agreements as reducing 'Muslim-Jewish antipathy,' but they have also served to further entrench the Sunni-Shi'a divide.

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The fragile, renewed ties between Qatar and Bahrain

While the US welcomes the rapprochement, Doha and Manama's checkered past and diverging views on Iran and Israel pose roadblocks.

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Regional monarchs nervously watching events in Israel-Palestine

The situation is particularly complicated for the UAE and Bahrain, two Gulf countries that signed the Abraham Accords.

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For the UAE and others, its business as usual with Israel

Tel Aviv's far-right government has caught flak across the Arab world, but Abu Dhabi has shown no interest in rolling back the Abraham Accords.