Saudi FM Takes Qatar PM Call as Iranian Strikes Hit Gulf States
📞 GULF — Riyadh and Doha on the line while Iran's missiles are still in the air. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Qatar runs the US-Iran back-channel; Saudi Arabia controls Gulf coalition posture. A direct FM-PM call now signals both are coordinating response limits — how far Gulf states absorb Iranian strikes before formal defensive alignment forces Washington's hand. Riyadh staying out keeps the MOU track alive. The call's content is the variable.
