As attacks choke off Saudi oil, kingdom confronts limits of Trump’s friendship - The Washington Post
As attacks choke off Saudi oil, kingdom confronts limits of Trump’s friendship - The Washington Post
Source: The Washington Post
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DW NOTE
Saudi Arabia pumps 9 million barrels a day through pipelines that can be hit with $2,000 drones. The kingdom spent $70 billion on US weapons since 2015, but those systems defend static targets, not 1,200 kilometres of exposed infrastructure. Trump can sell more Patriots; he cannot rewrite the geometry of asymmetric warfare. The Houthis proved that in 2019 when they knocked out half of Saudi production for weeks. If the attacks are choking off supply now — with Hormuz already closed and oil still below $100 — the friendship was always priced too high.