In a post posted on Monday, Graham criticized the lack of involvement of Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf countries in light of Iran's retaliatory attacks on these countries, which resulted in, among other things, evacuation of US embassies.
Question: Why would America enter into a defense agreement with a country like the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that is unwilling to join the fight in the common interest?
Graham wrote.
Americans are dying and the US is spending billions to overthrow the terrorist Iranian regime that threatens the region. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia issues statements and acts in the background in marginally helpful ways, but refuses to participate in military operations to end Iran's terror
– he added.
As he noted, he hopes that both the Saudis and other Gulf Cooperation Council countries will become more involved “because this fight is taking place in their backyard.”
If you are not ready to use your troops now, when are you going to do it? I hope this will change soon. Otherwise you will suffer the consequences
– the senator threatened.
Why is Senator Graham calling on Saudi Arabia for support?
What consequences does Saudi Arabia face?
What did the Dubai billionaire respond to Graham's appeal?
What defense treaties does Saudi Arabia have with the US?
Trump man appeals for support. This is about US attacks on Iran. The senator threatens consequences
Khalaf al-Habtur, a prominent Emirati billionaire close to the Dubai authorities, responded to Graham's entry, accusing the US of dragging the Persian Gulf countries into the war without consulting its allies.
If President Donald Trump and Senator Graham are willing to risk their country and American lives for Israel's interests, that is their choice. We won't do the same
– wrote the businessman.
He added that although Graham is a US senator, he could be confused with a member of the Israeli Knesset.
Iranian attacks on infrastructure and civilian targets in neighboring countries have caused large economic losses, paralyzing the oil sector. So far, these countries have largely limited themselves to defensive actions.
Saudi Arabia does not have a formal, binding mutual defense treaty with the United States, although Donald Trump last year granted it the status of a Major Non-NATO Ally. It provides privileged access to U.S. arms sales, but provides no specific or enforceable security guarantees and is not a binding treaty. The conclusion of such a treaty was to be a demand put forward by Riyadh as part of negotiations on the normalization of relations between the monarchy and Israel.
