The Gulf rift gets ugly (opens in new tab)

For many years, mutual concern about Iran helped to paper over deeper disagreements between Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The two powerful and ambitious Sunni Gulf monarchies have been on opposite sides of the civil wars in both Sudan and Yemen, as well as in fierce competition for regional dominance in AI. But two months into the so-far unresolved Iran war – which has exposed both countries to retaliatory attacks from Tehran – those differences have become a full scale rupture. The starkest mome...