Saudi Arabia says it's willing and able to respond to Iran. Is it?
by Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times
Sep 20, 2019
3 minutes
BAGHDAD - In the days after Saturday's attack on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities, the kingdom's leaders and officials have kept hammering one message: that Saudi Arabia is willing and able to respond to Iran.
But can it?
Beyond the strident rhetoric from U.S. officials, and a steady drip of information that falls short of directly blaming Tehran, Riyadh faces a U.S. president reluctant to go to war on its behalf. Its regional allies, including its top partner in the United Arab Emirates, appear to have
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