Saudi Arabia Endorses US Strikes in Iraq as 'Self-Defence' Acts

🛡️ RIYADH — Riyadh backs US strikes the same week it fielded Iran's calls. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Saudi Arabia endorsing US self-defence framing in Iraq breaks the mediator posture Riyadh held this week. MBS cannot validate US strikes and broker Iranian goodwill simultaneously — Tehran reads it as cover for escalation. Oman's Gulf-backed formula loses its consensus pillar: Riyadh is now on Washington's ledger, not the neutral corridor.