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Egypt kept the region’s largest army out of Gaza, the Iran war and the Houthi crisis, and that restraint was a strategy, not weakness. All three wars are still burning, though, and Ethiopia’s renewed fighting in Tigray and its feud with Eritrea could pull Egypt into a fourth.
Prince Faisal bin Farhan’s second US trip in days follows Houthi missiles on Riyadh, an Iranian ‘mediation’ offer and a hidden Iranian strike on US Marines. Washington will not fight before the midterms, and Riyadh is preparing for the battle anyway.
Trump’s rejection of Iran’s Hormuz offer and his plan to resume strikes after the midterms set the clock for Saudi retaliation against the Houthis. Riyadh is not surrendering; it is preparing.
Houthi missiles are hitting Riyadh while Saudi Arabia’s allies offer pledges, Washington steps back and Israel sees an opening. Arab states must mobilise and stand with the kingdom now.
