the saudi régime is an incredibly reactionary, corrupt, exploitative, misogynist and generally anti-human autocratic dictatorship, responsible for much of the current suffering in the arab world, having had a hand in creating (among other things) groups liks al-qaeda and daesh. their genocidal war against the people of yemen has cost the lives of untold civilians.
geopolitically, it’s a close ally, if not puppet state, of the americans and british, being in alliance with their oil companies and helping them with their imperialist wars. as of recently, it has also been recieving help from “israel”, with prince muhammad bin salman having been a close associate of jeffrey epstein.
Thank you very much for the thorough overview, I appreciate your time!
Edit: an additional thought- what resulted in their exports dropping off? Is that a product of the Iran war and the blockade of the straight of Hormuz? Or something else?
the saudi régime is an incredibly reactionary, corrupt, exploitative, misogynist and generally anti-human autocratic dictatorship, responsible for much of the current suffering in the arab world, having had a hand in creating (among other things) groups liks al-qaeda and daesh. their genocidal war against the people of yemen has cost the lives of untold civilians.
geopolitically, it’s a close ally, if not puppet state, of the americans and british, being in alliance with their oil companies and helping them with their imperialist wars. as of recently, it has also been recieving help from “israel”, with prince muhammad bin salman having been a close associate of jeffrey epstein.
Thank you very much for the thorough overview, I appreciate your time!
Edit: an additional thought- what resulted in their exports dropping off? Is that a product of the Iran war and the blockade of the straight of Hormuz? Or something else?
Blockade of the strait (not straight) of Hormuz plays a big role. Saudi Arabia is also at war with Yemen to the south of Saudi Arabia and the red sea.
Gotcha. Thank you!
Ansarallah and Iran blowing their stuff up.
Oh right, I think I’ve seen things about that and just didnt process their relationship to geopolitical allyships and whatnot. Thank you!