Saudi Arabia Archives

US Dollar Set Up to Collapse as Saudi Arabia Considers Trading in Other Currencies

January 29, 2023 Bloomberg and Jimmy Dore 1

Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, has been pegged to the US dollar for decades. The kingdom is a pillar of the petrodollar system established in the 1970s that relies on pricing crude exports in the US currency, allowing the US dollar to be the world’s reserve currency.

Saudi Arabian Company Threatening Water Supply in Phoenix, Arizona and California

September 9, 2022 Jimmy Dore and the Guardian 6

Fondomonte, the Saudi company, is growing alfalfa , a water intensive plant, that they ship back to the Middle East to feed cattle raised on ranches in their country. The Saudis drained their water supplies and now grow the water-intensive plant in foreign countries with cheap water. It sounds crazy, but it’s true!

Iranian General Soleimani Was on a Peace Mission with Saudi Arabia When He Was Killed by US Military on Orders from the White House

January 7, 2020 Ron Paul and the GrayZone 17

When Trump ordered the assassination of General Soleimani, he said he was protecting the US from “imminent attacks” on US facilities and personnel. However, Trump was told that the Iranian general was on his way to Iraq seeking peaceful relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

A Saudi National, Mohammed Alshamrani, Shot 3 Americans to Death While Training at Pensacola Naval Air Station

December 9, 2019 ZeroHedge 4

Mainstream news reported that he had hosted a dinner party the night before the attack to watch mass-shooting videos. Six Saudi nationals were also arrested, including three who were seen filming the shooting.

US to Send Warplanes and 3,000 Troops to Saudi Arabia to Confront Iran Following an Attack on an Iranian Tanker

October 14, 2019 AntiWar 5

Last Friday, Iran’s National Oil Company reported that explosions ignited a fire on one of its tankers off the coast of Saudi Arabia. Following the news of the attack against Iran, the US announced that it will send 3,000 ground troops and two squadrons of fighter jets to Saudi Arabia to “confront” Iran.

Trump Puts ‘Highest Sanctions Ever’ On Iran, Sends Troops And Air And Missile Defense to Saudi Arabia

September 26, 2019 Information Liberation 1

The sanctions are not only targeting Iran but every country which does business with Iran. The US announced it would send additional troops along with enhanced air and missile defense systems to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in response to the attack on Saudi oil facilities, which the US has blamed on Iran.

Attacks on Saudi Arabia’s Oil Resources Blamed on Iran, NeoCons Ready for War

September 17, 2019 Kurt Nimmo 2

The Houthis have claimed responsibility but, since Iran is a ally of the Houthis and since the drones used in the attack may have come from Iran, the Saudis are putting the blame on Iran. The NeoCons and WarHawks in Washington are calling for war.

9/11 Whistleblower Michael Springmann Revealed that 14 Out of 19 Hijacker Visas Came out of One Office in the US Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

September 12, 2019 James Corbett 1

J. Michael Springmann, who worked for the State Department, issued visas from 1987 to 1989 from the US Jeddah consulate in Saudi Arabia, and later learned it was being used by the CIA to issue visas to associates of Osama bin Laden who was creating the predecessor to al-Qaeda.

US Blames Iran for Attacks on Two Oil Tankers, Says Iran Is “Trying to Interrupt the Flow of Oil”

June 13, 2019 ZeroHedge 0

Two oil tankers were reported to have suffered attacks by torpedoes in the Persian Gulf on Thursday. The damaged tankers belong to Norway and Japan. Iran denied responsibility for the attack.

Trump Declares Fake Emergency to Sell $8 Billion in Arms to Saudi Arabia and UAE

May 29, 2019 Ron Paul Institute 0

Trump is rushing shipments of arms to Saudi Arabia and he will station 1,500 troops in the Middle East. [So, once again, a candidate who promises an end to war leads the charge for war after elected. From Wilson to FDR to Bush to Clinton to Obama to Trump. The trick always works.]

Ron Paul Says Trump Administration Tolerates Saudi Arabia Beheading 37 People Because It’s Good for Business

May 1, 2019 Ron Paul 1

President Trump has spoken of our “shared values” with the Saudis, but his real goal is to keep the Saudis as business partners no matter their actions.

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Muslim Nations Contributed $600-Million to US Universities to Influence Curriculum

January 3, 2019 Daily Caller 1

Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and other Muslim nations invested $603-million from 2011-2016 in American universities to influence what students learn about the Middle East and Islam.