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11.03.26 - 23:48
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Saudis Eye "Large Order" Of Ukrainian Interceptor Drones As Kill-Cost Missile Crisis Deepens (ZeroHedge)
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Saudis Eye "Large Order" Of Ukrainian Interceptor Drones As Kill-Cost Missile Crisis Deepens
Saudi Arabia is in discussions with a Ukrainian counter-drone firm to acquire low-cost interceptor drones designed to counter inexpensive IRGC kamikaze drones. The cost-exchange ratio remains highly unfavorable for the U.S. and its Gulf partners, who are using multimillion-dollar interceptor missiles against $20,000 drones. If the conflict drags on for months, the risk of depleting critical interceptor missile stockpiles will become a major problem, not just in the Gulf area but also on the Ukrainian battlefront.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Saudi Arabia is preparing to purchase a "large order" of interceptor drones and electronic warfare equipment from Ukraine. This report is based on sources and has yet to be confirmed.
The unfavorable kill-exchange ratio for the Saudis - eliminating a $20,000 IRGC drone with a +$2 million missile - is quickly straining defense budgets a...
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11.03.26 - 16:36
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Wadephul bringt gestrandete Touristen von Doha nach Riad (DPA-AFX)
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KATAR/RIAD (dpa-AFX) - Außenminister Johann Wadephul nutzt seinen Krisenbesuch in Katar, um deutschen Touristen eine Heimreise zu ermöglichen. Das kündigte der CDU-Politiker bei seinem Besuch in Doha an, der Hauptstadt des Golf-Emirats. Unter den deutschen ......
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11.03.26 - 09:18
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Dozens Of Oil Tankers Divert To Red Sea As Saudis Reroute Crude Flows From Hormuz Chokepoint (ZeroHedge)
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Dozens Of Oil Tankers Divert To Red Sea As Saudis Reroute Crude Flows From Hormuz Chokepoint
Despite continued disruption at the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint, maritime traffic has not fully collapsed.
More ships transiting the Strait with transponders turned off https://t.co/PpEsenCVCE
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 10, 2026
On Tuesday afternoon, reports that a U.S. warship had escorted an oil tanker through the critical chokepoint helped push Brent crude futures down toward $81/bbl, reinforcing the view that paralysis on the waterway has, for now, begun to ease.
But even with signs that the critical maritime chokepoint is seeing a modest pickup in activity, this does not imply that normalcy will return this week. In fact, Bloomberg cites ship-tracking data showing uncertainty remains high, with at least 25 tankers diverted toward Saudi Arabia's Red Sea export hub at Yanbu.
Saudi Aramco is maxing out its east-west pipeline to Yanbu, which can carry 7 million barrels per day. CEO Amin Nasser...
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10.03.26 - 22:48
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Wadephul setzt Krisenreise zum Iran-Krieg in Riad fort (DPA-AFX)
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RIAD (dpa-AFX) - Außenminister Johann Wadephul setzt in Saudi-Arabien seinen Krisenbesuch in vom Iran-Krieg betroffenen Ländern fort. Der CDU-Politiker kam am Abend in der Hauptstadt Riad mit dem saudischen Außenminister Faisal bin Farhan zusammen. Wadephul ......
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