Key allies deny airspace to Trump’s ‘beautiful armada’

The UAE and Saudi Arabia have distanced themselves from Washington’s potential military action against Iran

Washington’s closest Gulf allies – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – have publicly declared they will not permit their territory or airspace to be used for any US military action against Iran.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman explicitly told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in a phone call on Tuesday that...