Saudi Arabia Buys $47M in Drones from Taiwan Amid Gulf War Footing

🛸 RIYADH — Riyadh buys drones from Taiwan while Washington sends it a security bill. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Absorbing Houthi strikes and facing an independent escalation choice, Riyadh is expanding ISR procurement outside US channels. Taiwan's emergence as a Gulf arms supplier inverts the China calculus: Beijing backs Iran while its rival arms Riyadh. Riyadh is hedging on supply chains, US reliability, and autonomous warfighting capacity.

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Pakistan PM Sharif Hails "Historic" Trilateral Pact With Saudi Arabia and Turkey

🤝 ISLAMABAD — Sharif calling it "historic" means this moved from talks to done deal. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Yesterday it was three states eyeing a joint budget. Today a sitting PM labels it historic on the record — that's a ratification signal, not aspiration. Saudi Arabia is Washington's

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US Iran War Costs Mount Past Six Months, Full Toll Still Unquantified

💸 COSTS — Six months in, and Washington still can't put a number on it. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Unquantified war costs after 161 days signal deliberate opacity, not accounting lag. Congress needs figures to fund continuation; markets need them to price duration risk. Cruise missile stockpiles near depletion adds a hidden

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Iran: Gulf Security Must Be Regional, No Foreign Intervention

🕊️ TEHRAN — Iran's peace price has always been US forces out of the Gulf. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Gharibabadi reframes the Oman talks: Iran isn't negotiating passage terms — it's demanding US forces leave the Gulf. Washington can't accept that. The corridor-vs-withdrawal gap is

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Qatar Backs Saudi Arabia Against Houthi Najran Strike, Condemning Civilian Targeting

🕌 DOHA — Qatar backs Riyadh while simultaneously brokering Iran's exit from the war. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Qatar is Washington's back-channel to Tehran and now publicly condemning Tehran's Houthi proxy in the same breath. That dual position narrows Doha's room: Iran's hardliners

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Pakistan PM Sharif Hails "Historic" Trilateral Pact With Saudi Arabia and Turkey

US Iran War Costs Mount Past Six Months, Full Toll Still Unquantified

Iran: Gulf Security Must Be Regional, No Foreign Intervention

Qatar Backs Saudi Arabia Against Houthi Najran Strike, Condemning Civilian Targeting