Patience Is Not Unlimited’ — Saudi Arabia Moves to a War Footing

“Prince Faisal bin Farhan threatened military action after 20 days of Iranian missiles pushed Riyadh from restraint to the brink of war with 4 escalation triggers. Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister stood at a podium in the early hours of Thursday and said something no Saudi official had ever said during twenty days of Iranian missile and drone attacks: the Kingdom reserves the right to strike Iran. Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud’s declaration that Saudi patience is “not unlimited” — delivered while intercepted ballistic missile debris still littered the outskirts of Riyadh. The statement arrived at the worst possible moment...