Saudi Retaliation Targets Iranian-Backed Militias in Iraq

Saudi Arabia has been defending its vital interests and those of other nations by retaliating against Iranian-backed Shia militias in Iraq, which have targeted the East-West pipeline carrying Saudi oil.

The kingdom's alliance with the United States dates back to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's meeting with King Abdulaziz ibn Saud on board the USS Quincy in February 1945.

Iran has been using its militias as instruments of a ruthless strategy to destroy any alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, which is the only way for Saudi Arabia to export oil via the Red Sea every day.

The threat is not just financial but also existential for the kingdom, which is why it has every right to retaliate against Iran's calculated assault on its oil industry.