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Opening Hormuz Drives a Wedge into U.S.-Saudi Relations [View all]
Opening Hormuz Drives a Wedge into U.S.-Saudi Relations
July 1, 2026 at 5:33 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 2 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2026/07/01/opening-hormuz-drives-a-wedge-into-u-s-saudi-relations/
“More than 100 U.S. military aircraft were taking off from bases and warships across the Middle East as part of an effort to crack open the Strait of Hormuz this past spring when they hit a glitch: Saudi Arabia, whose bases and airspace were critical to the mission, was saying no,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The pushback forced the U.S. to abort Project Freedom, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter, ending the military operation to guarantee safe passage for ships that President Trump had launched hours earlier.”
Applegrove: and now some gulf states are negotiating their own deals with Iran. Israel is alienated from the US. What could go wrong?
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