While, in the polarisation between Riyadh and Tehran, the Houthis gravitate toward cooperation with Iran, they are not acting as an agent of the regional power. ..…

Even last week, Mike Pompeo was jetting in to Riyadh to help MBS up PR for Khashoggi killing, he was condemning Iran's 'malign behaviour and placing it North Korea America's top two threats, in Foreign Affairs op-ed. ..…

Iran has done far more than Riyadh to combat the Islamic State and other Islamic radicals, who usually are Sunnis. ... Riyadh’s foolish war allowed Tehran to bleed the ineffective Saudi forces. ..…

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The police came for Samar Badawi in the middle of July, pulling her out of her house carrying her crying 3-year-old daughter.. ... Saudis recalled their ambassador from Ottawa, expelled Canadian Riyadh and froze trade and investment. ..…

PARIS — As President Trump continues to equivocate in his response to the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, n united front in casting blame on Saudi government and calling for concrete actions to punish Riyadh for what mounting evidence suggests was job followed by state-authorized coverup gone wrong.. ..…