Saudi Arabia: US withdraws Patriots sending Riyadh in search of alternatives


Issue 1133 - 16 Sep 2021 | 4 minute read

Senior figures in Riyadh including King Salman Bin Abdelaziz are said to be “very unhappy” about the US decision to withdraw its US-owned and manned Patriot and Thaad missile defence systems from Prince Sultan Air Base. Some see it as the precursor to a wider pull out.

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