The United Arab Emirates followed Saudi Arabia Thursday in joining a US-led force to protect Gulf shipping as tensions with Iran soared following twin attacks on key Saudi oil facilities. The United States has pushed for the creation of the International Maritime Security Construct to...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States supports Saudi Arabia’s “right to defend itself” and said Iran’s behavior would “not be tolerated” in a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, according to a statement on his official Twitter account on Thursday....

The United States wants to build a coalition of European and Arab partners to deter Iran after an attack on Saudi Arabia that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described on Wednesday as “an act of war” against the world’s top oil exporter. “This is an attack of a scale we’ve just not...

Germany has decided to extend an embargo on exporting weapons to Saudi Arabia by another six months, a spokesperson for the German government said Wednesday. "Until March 31, 2020 no applications [for arms exports] to Saudi Arabia will be approved," the spokesperson said. German...