Saudi Arabia, a key Gulf ally, suspended the U.S. military’s ability to use its bases and airspace to carry out the operation, sources say.

Saudi Arabia, a key Gulf ally, suspended the U.S. military’s ability to use its bases and airspace to carry out the operation, sources say.

Donald Trump’s abrupt reversal on his plan to help ships go through the Strait of Hormuz came after a key Gulf ally suspended the U.S. military’s ability to use its bases and airspace to carry out the operation, according to two U.S. officials.

Trump surprised Gulf allies by announcing “Project Freedom” on social media Sunday afternoon, the officials said, angering leadership in Saudi Arabia. In response, the Kingdom informed the U.S. it would not allow the U.S. military to fly aircraft from Prince Sultan Airbase southeast of Riyadh or fly through Saudi airspace to support the effort, the officials said.

    • radiofreebc@lemmy.world
      71·
      17 hours ago

      Exactly…but i’m not American. This is a cross Americans have to carry. I can’t change shit on my streets…but Americans can.

      • Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world
        9·
        16 hours ago

        We can, in theory but shit’s hard in practice. Any systems for exerting collective power have been incredibly degraded, some of which has been intentional by motivated power systems. We don’t have local community groups with power anymore - we need strike funds, mutual aid groups, local leadership and activism… And none of that is really in place right now.

        My take is that lack of collective power is giving rise to lone gunmen types that don’t feel they have any recourse