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Abdul Mohammed

Abdul Mohammed is a Contributing Editor at House of Saud, focusing on Vision 2030, Saudi economic policy, defence procurement, and the Kingdom's international relations. His background in Middle Eastern affairs provides critical context for understanding Saudi Arabia's transformation from an oil-dependent economy to a diversified global player. Abdul's analysis of Saudi defence partnerships, PIF investment strategy, and economic reform has become essential reading for professionals and analysts tracking the Kingdom's evolution under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

NASA MODIS satellite image of the Strait of Hormuz, December 2020, showing shipping lanes, Qeshm Island, and the narrowest 21-mile passage between Iran and Oman

The Blockade Has a Loophole. The IRGC Does Not.

April 13, 2026April 14, 2026
Energy & Oil

DHAHRAN — US Central Command began enforcing a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz at 10:00 AM Eastern Time on April

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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan signs bilateral agreement at diplomatic meeting, representing the type of government-to-government energy supply negotiation South Korea sought in Riyadh on blockade day

Seoul Came to Riyadh Because It Cannot Come to Washington

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026
Diplomacy & Geopolitics

RIYADH — South Korea’s presidential chief of staff landed in Riyadh on Sunday carrying a handwritten message from President Lee Jae-myung to

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Patriot missile interceptor launching from M903 launcher during Tenacious Archer 25 live-fire exercise, Palau, August 2025

Washington’s $4.76 Billion Admission That Saudi Air Defence Won’t Recover Before Hajj

April 12, 2026April 14, 2026
Defence & Security

RIYADH — The Pentagon just told Saudi Arabia, on paper and in public, that the missiles keeping its cities alive are not

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Destroyed residential building in South Lebanon after Israeli airstrike, summer 2006

Israeli Strikes Kill 11 in Southern Lebanon as Saudi Ceasefire Demand Unravels

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026
Diplomacy & Geopolitics

BEIRUT — Israeli airstrikes killed 11 people in southern Lebanon overnight on April 12, hitting homes in the villages of Maaroub and

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ISS-59 orbital photograph showing the Arabian Peninsula, Red Sea coast, Nile River and surrounding desert landscape from 254 miles above Earth

Saudi Arabia Restored Its Pipeline Into a Target

April 12, 2026April 13, 2026
Energy & Oil

DHAHRAN — Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that its East-West Pipeline has been restored to full 7-million-barrel-per-day capacity — four days after

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USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) underway in the Arabian Sea, March 2026

The IRGC Navy Threatens US Blockade Ships. No One Knows Who Gave the Order.

April 12, 2026April 13, 2026
Iran War

TEHRAN — The IRGC Navy warned on April 12 that any military vessel attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz “will

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A Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder Block III fighter jet on the tarmac at the Dubai Airshow 2023, serial number 308, displayed with air-to-ground munitions

Pakistan Sends 13,000 Troops to Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province While Brokering Iran Ceasefire

April 12, 2026April 14, 2026
Defence & Security

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has deployed approximately 13,000 ground troops and up to 18 fighter jets to King Abdulaziz Air Base in Dhahran,

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NASA MODIS satellite image of the Strait of Hormuz, showing the narrow passage between Iran (top) and the UAE and Oman (bottom) through which 21 million barrels of oil moved daily before the war

Two Supertankers Turned Back From Hormuz. The Third One Didn’t — and That’s the Story.

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026
Energy & Oil

DUBAI — Two empty supertankers turned back from the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday as US-Iran talks in Islamabad collapsed, but a

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NASA MODIS satellite image of the Strait of Hormuz showing the 21-nautical-mile narrows between Iran and Oman’s Musandam Peninsula

Brent at $96 After a Declared Blockade Is the Price of Disbelief

April 12, 2026April 13, 2026
Energy & Oil

Brent at $96 After a Declared Blockade Is the Price of Disbelief DHAHRAN — The United States Navy has declared a blockade

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President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the White House on November 18, 2025 — the same day the US-Saudi 123 civil nuclear agreement was signed

The US Wrote a Peace Condition Iran Cannot Accept — and Saudi Arabia Is the One Left Holding the Nuclear Gap

April 12, 2026April 14, 2026
Diplomacy & Geopolitics

ISLAMABAD — Twenty-one hours of talks ended on Sunday with the United States demanding that Iran surrender its entire uranium enrichment programme,

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UN Security Council chamber showing the iconic horseshoe table and Per Krohg mural at United Nations Headquarters, New York

Saudi Arabia Built Its UN Exit Ramp Before Islamabad Collapsed

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026
Diplomacy & Geopolitics

RIYADH — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan called UN Secretary-General António Guterres on approximately April 1, ten days before the

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian greeted by supporters after voting in the 2024 presidential election — the civilian leader who publicly named IRGC commanders Vahidi and Abdollahi as responsible for destroying ceasefire talks

Pezeshkian Accused IRGC Commanders Vahidi and Abdollahi of Destroying Ceasefire

April 12, 2026April 14, 2026
Iran War

TEHRAN — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has publicly accused IRGC commanders Ahmad Vahidi and Ali Abdollahi of “acting unilaterally” and destroying any

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Pakistan Air Force F-16C Block 52+ and Mirage fighter jets on the tarmac at PAF Base Shahbaz, Jacobabad, Pakistan

Pakistan Deploys 13,000 Troops to Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province as Its Own Ceasefire Collapses

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026
Defence & Security/Diplomacy & Geopolitics

DHAHRAN — Pakistan deployed approximately 13,000 ground troops and at least ten fighter jets to King Abdulaziz Air Base in Saudi Arabia’s

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USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer sails in the Arabian Sea during Operation Epic Fury, March 2026

Iran Is Still Planting Mines in Hormuz and the US Lacks the Ships to Clear Them

April 12, 2026April 13, 2026
Iran War

FOUND: True COUNT: 1 {“content”: “ n Table of Contents n n n What CENTCOM Found u2014 and What It Cannot Find

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Pakistan Prime Minister House in Islamabad — the government complex where US-Iran expert committee talks continued past 2 a.m. on April 12, 2026

Islamabad Talks Stall After 14 Hours With No Deal

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026
Diplomacy & Geopolitics

ISLAMABAD — Fourteen hours of direct talks between US Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf ended early

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Abu Dhabi skyline with Etihad Towers and Emirates Palace reflected in the water — UAE demanded Iran pay reparations for 2,819 missiles and drones fired at Gulf states

The UAE Demands Iran Pay for 2,819 Missiles. Saudi Arabia Says Nothing.

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026
Diplomacy & Geopolitics

ABU DHABI — The UAE has formally demanded that Iran pay reparations for 2,819 missiles and drones fired at Gulf states over

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Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant exhibit at Pentagon DoD press briefing June 2025, showing unclassified satellite imagery of ventilation shafts, portals and post-strike damage assessment

Netanyahu’s Uranium Ultimatum Gives Israel a Veto Over the Ceasefire Saudi Arabia Can’t Survive Without

April 11, 2026April 11, 2026
Diplomacy & Geopolitics

RIYADH — Benjamin Netanyahu has given himself a public veto over the ceasefire that Saudi Arabia cannot survive without — and Riyadh

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Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder Block III fighter jet on tarmac at RIAT airshow, Pakistan flag visible on tail

Pakistan Sends Fighter Jets to Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province While Hosting Iran’s Ceasefire Talks

April 11, 2026April 12, 2026
Diplomacy & Geopolitics

DHAHRAN — Pakistani fighter jets landed at King Abdulaziz Air Base on Friday, parking combat aircraft seven kilometres from Saudi Aramco’s global

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USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer underway in the Arabian Sea during Operation Epic Fury, March 18, 2026

CENTCOM Crossed Hormuz. Saudi Arabia Still Can’t Ship Its Oil.

April 11, 2026April 12, 2026
Energy & Oil

DHAHRAN — The Strait of Hormuz now has two operating systems running simultaneously, and they are designed to destroy each other. On

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USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) underway in the Arabian Sea during Operation Epic Fury, 2024. US Navy / Public Domain

Iran Threatened US Destroyers Through Its Own Ceasefire Mediators During Hormuz Transit

April 11, 2026April 11, 2026
Iran War

ISLAMABAD — Iran gave the United States 30 minutes to turn its destroyers around — and delivered the ultimatum not over a

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The guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) transits the Strait of Hormuz alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), May 31, 2020. US Navy / Public Domain

Two US Navy Destroyers Cross the Strait of Hormuz for the First Time Since the War Began

April 11, 2026April 11, 2026
Defence & Security/Iran War

WASHINGTON — Two United States Navy guided-missile destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz on April 11, 2026, crossing east-to-west into the Persian

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NASA MODIS satellite image of the Strait of Hormuz showing the narrow chokepoint between Iran and Oman through which 138 ships per day transited before the conflict

The Oil Market Is Pricing Two Realities at Once

April 11, 2026April 11, 2026
Energy & Oil

DHAHRAN — The oil market has split in two, and Saudi Arabia is trapped in the gap. Dated Brent — the price

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Faisal Mosque Islamabad aerial view with Margalla Hills, venue city for Iran-US proximity talks April 2026

Iran Sent Two Messages to Islamabad — They Contradict Each Other

April 11, 2026April 11, 2026
Diplomacy & Geopolitics

ISLAMABAD — Iran sent two messages to Islamabad on April 11 and they contradict each other. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, speaking not

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Pentagon briefing display showing Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant satellite imagery and ventilation shaft diagrams, June 2025

Phase 2 Was Dead Before the Ceasefire Started

April 11, 2026April 11, 2026
Iran War

ISLAMABAD — Both sides have said the word “never” about uranium enrichment, and both of them meant it. Donald Trump declared “there

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Crude oil storage terminal with tanker at berth and multiple storage tanks, showing a Red Sea-style export terminal similar to Aramco's Yanbu facility

Aramco Restricts April Liftings to Yanbu and Arab Light Only — the First Supply Allocation of the War

April 11, 2026April 12, 2026
Energy & Oil

DHAHRAN — Saudi Aramco has notified at least two Asian term-contract buyers that April liftings will be restricted to Arab Light crude

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