Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with U.S. officials suggesting Iran could be preparing for an imminent attack on the kingdom. One of the officials described the threat as credible and said it could happen “soon or within 48 hours.”
The Saudis have also been hit repeatedly in recent years by drones, missiles and mortars launched by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Saudi Arabia formed a coalition to battle the Houthis in 2015 and has been internationally criticized for its airstrikes in the war, which have killed scores of civilians.
In recent weeks, the Biden administration has imposed sanctions on Iranian officials for the brutal crackdown on demonstrators after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in September after her arrest by Iran’s morality police. The administration has also hit Iran with sanctions for supplying drones to Russia for use in its war in Ukraine.At least 288 people have been killed and 14,160 arrested during the protests, according to the group Human Rights Activists in Iran.
Iran already launched a series of attacks targeting Kurdish separatist positions in northern Iraq amid the protestsU.S. relations with Saudi Arabia have also been strained after the Riyadh-led alliance of oil producing nations, OPEC+, announced in October that it wouldThe White House has said it is reviewing its relationship with the Saudis over the move.
The U.S. special envoy to Iran, Robert Malley, said on Monday that the administration was not currently focused on the deal, which has been stalled since August.for “trying to do everything we can to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.”The deal had provided Tehran with billions of dollars in sanctions relief in exchange for the country agreeing to roll back its nuclear program.
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