Saudi Arabia sought help from Israel, which has no diplomatic ties with it.
With the Strait of Hormuz blocked, the Red Sea pipeline attacked, and Saudi oil exports cut off along two routes, Nikkei cited Axios: senior-level defense officials from Saudi Arabia, the United States, and Israel held secret talks in Germany last week, with topics including Israel providing assistance to Saudi Arabia.
Anti-Israel sentiment runs deep in the Arab world, but the cost of halting oil operations is even higher. This is not a shift in diplomacy—it is a last-ditch situation.$BZ $CL
With the Strait of Hormuz blocked, the Red Sea pipeline attacked, and Saudi oil exports cut off along two routes, Nikkei cited Axios: senior-level defense officials from Saudi Arabia, the United States, and Israel held secret talks in Germany last week, with topics including Israel providing assistance to Saudi Arabia.
Anti-Israel sentiment runs deep in the Arab world, but the cost of halting oil operations is even higher. This is not a shift in diplomacy—it is a last-ditch situation.$BZ $CL
