U.S. Removing Patriot Missile Protection From Saudi Arabia

Zero Hedge: US To Remove Patriot Missile Protection From Saudi Arabia Amid Oilpocalypse

Petrodollar panic?

As tensions between OPEC (cough - the Saudis - cough) and Washington rise over the supply (and price) of oil globally amid a pandemic-driven demand collapse, it would appears President Trump may have just gone 'nuclear'.

The Wall Street Journal reports that The U.S. is removing Patriot anti-missile systems from Saudi Arabia and is considering reductions to other military capabilities - marking the end, for now, of a large-scale military buildup to counter Iran, according to U.S. officials.

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Update: U.S. to remove Patriot missile batteries from Saudi Arabia (Market Watch/WSJ)

WNU Editor: US forces have been leaving the Middle East recently. Two U.S. jet fighter squadrons just recently left, and U.S. officials are now considering a reduction of the U.S. Navy presence in the Persian Gulf. The redeployment of the Patriot systems, which now is under way, hasn’t been previously disclosed. So the big question is why now? Has the Iranian threat receded in the past few weeks? Or even the threat from Houthi rebels in Yemen? I do not think so. But that is the official reason that is being given.

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