The Security Briefing: Riyadh reproach
Lawmakers in Congress are threatening to hold up arms sales to Saudi Arabia over OPEC+’s decision to slash global oil production.
Welcome back to Security Briefing, Al-Monitor’s weekly breakdown of defense and security news affecting the Middle East.
Lebanon and Israel reached a historic maritime border agreement which mediators in Washington say will prevent conflict between the two countries over Mediterranean gas reserves.
Lawmakers in Congress are threatening to hold up arms sales to Saudi Arabia over OPEC+’s decision to slash global oil production, and Turkey’s F-16s aren’t getting off the tarmac until the top Democrat on the Senate’s foreign relations panel sees some changes in Ankara’s foreign policy.
Leading the week
Riyadh reproach
