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Trump stiffs major US ally after ignoring pleas for help as Iran war spirals: report
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, as he meets with Bahrain’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (not pictured), in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Refusing the Strike Is Not Refusing the War
The Decision Still Belongs to Washington
Donald Trump declined Mohammed bin Salman’s request for direct U.S. strikes on Yemen’s Houthis. That is the narrow headline. The more consequential fact is that Washington will still provide Saudi Arabia with intelligence and targeting data while the administration tries…
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