After Iran, US signals major security shift in the Middle East
When President Donald Trump congratulated Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan for signing the Mecca Pact, describing it as a “BIG, BOLD, IMPORTANT FIRST STEP,” he was not merely trafficking in diplomatic pleasantries. The Trump administration additionally tacitly endorsed a multilateral, Saudi-led maritime initiative to guard transport in the Red Sea, sending senior U.S. army officers…