World · 14 April 2026
Saudi Arabia publicly tells the US to end the blockade and go back to talking
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Saudi Arabia urged the United States to lift its naval blockade and return to negotiations with Iran, its sharpest public intervention since the war began. With 230 loaded oil tankers trapped inside the Gulf according to the ADNOC chief executive, the blockade is costing Gulf exporters billions in stranded revenue every week. For Riyadh, this is no longer a diplomatic abstraction.
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