This agreement is not about Pakistan and Saudi Arabia looking Trump in the eye or Riyadh turning away from Washington. If anything, it could be termed as kosher proliferation.
Trump also backtracked from his remarks on regime change, telling reporters he didn't 'want' it. Iran & Israel exchanged strikes for the 12th day, even as Trump announced the truce.
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This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
Not sure where you get your Intel. According to the Financial Times article the US was only informed of the pact after it was signed. Iran appeared to have been aware prior to signing and gave it’s blessing. Saudi and Iran have buried the hatchet. This is about Israeli belligerence and Saudis realize the US can’t control them. So they are looking for back up security partners. Btw Saudi already has Chinese ballistic missiles. They likely have warheads too.
An unduly sanguine assessment, one fears. It will further embolden Pakistan, China already having fused its capabilities during Operation Sindoor. Is there anything in the MDA which turns the pivot exclusively to West Asia, excluding South Asia from its purview. If hostilities take place between India and Pakistan, not a hypothetical situation, what would be Saudi Arabia’s treaty obligations.
Not sure where you get your Intel. According to the Financial Times article the US was only informed of the pact after it was signed. Iran appeared to have been aware prior to signing and gave it’s blessing. Saudi and Iran have buried the hatchet. This is about Israeli belligerence and Saudis realize the US can’t control them. So they are looking for back up security partners. Btw Saudi already has Chinese ballistic missiles. They likely have warheads too.
An unduly sanguine assessment, one fears. It will further embolden Pakistan, China already having fused its capabilities during Operation Sindoor. Is there anything in the MDA which turns the pivot exclusively to West Asia, excluding South Asia from its purview. If hostilities take place between India and Pakistan, not a hypothetical situation, what would be Saudi Arabia’s treaty obligations.