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Military and diplomatic security dynamics across the Middle East, including US basing arrangements, regional conflicts and arms relationships with Gulf states.
Trump reviewed Yemen strike options at Camp David and a U.S. official then said there would be no offensive strikes. Turkey's foreign minister said Saudi Arabia could ask for help under the Mecca pact.
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Hakan Fidan said on September 19 that Ankara is ready to help Saudi Arabia counter Houthi missile and drone strikes, the first public move under a three-way clause that Pakistan says has not been discussed militarily.
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A Pentagon watchdog says the war with Iran left the United States short of advanced munitions and its suppliers bottlenecked, in the same three months allied governments were buying American weapons by the tens of billions.
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