Saudi Arabia is new front line as us faces down Iran, China and Russia's ambitions

Last week’s meeting at the White House between President Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman did more than revive a strained partnership — it signaled a strategic reset at a moment when the Middle East is shifting under the weight of great-power competition. The stakes center on regional stability, emerging technologies and the balance of power between the United States, China and Iran. Following the meeting, the administration made it official: the United States will proceed with the first F-35 transfer to the kingdom.