The U.S. and Saudi Arabia in the Middle East: An Alliance of Competing Powers, Too Risky to Break?
... Obama’s Camp David This strategy has delivered some results, i.e. the U.S. promise of a military shield against Iranian missiles, Congress adopting sanctions against Iranian proxies, and American support for Saudi armed action against the Houthi in Yemen. In this context, the Senate’s recent decision to cut off funding for Hezbollah by putting sanctions on all financial institutions that deliberately do business with them indicates that these promises are being transformed into concrete obligations....
25.11.2015