![]() ![]() Read more: Oil deal or no deal? A Saudi slap in the US face: NYT Riyadh has stated that its decision, which was completely based on economic estimates, was not intended to harm the United States. This comes despite the US reaction to the Saudi-led OPEC+ group's decision to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day, whereby it stated it will evaluate its bilateral ties with the Kingdom. It added that the scrambling of the US jets was meant to highlight the importance of US-Saudi relations. The newspaper reported on Tuesday that the Kingdom had shared intelligence with the United States about an "imminent attack" from Iran on targets within its territory.Īccording to The Washington Post, when these rumors surfaced, the US Central Command sent jets based in the Gulf region toward Iran. Two US Air Force F-15E strike eagles and a B-2 bomber fly in formation ( USAF)Ī report by The Washington Post wrote that the US dispatched jets to Iran in response to alleged news of Iranian "preparations for ballistic missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia.".
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