From Cairo to Beirut, the Arab Middle Class is losing savings and hope as repeated crises outpace wages, testing stability and the region’s recovery.
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Houthi strikes on Saudi airports expose a deeper fight over Vision 2030, Iran’s reach, and Riyadh’s room to maneuver amid rapidly faltering confidence.
Abu Dhabi joined the campaign in February and opened a channel to Tehran by October, proof that Gulf states no longer trust even American protection to last.
The war punctured the Gulf insulation myth, and Saudi investment plans now depend on a ceasefire with Iran and Yemen before capital returns.
Ibn Khaldun asked whether dynasties decline after three generations. Mohammed bin Salman answers in Riyadh, where three failed bets and succession converge.
China supplies Houthi drone parts while depending on Saudi oil, and Hormuz disruption now forces that contradiction into the open for Beijing.
Riyadh’s airport attack tells investors that Saudi Arabia is not open for business while Yemen’s war continues, and airstrikes cannot ever change that.
Turkey, Pakistan, and Washington offer support but refuse combat troops, leaving Riyadh to fight Yemen’s Houthis largely alone.
Iran turns Strait of Hormuz control into an economic weapon, forcing US compromises while exposing the limits of military superiority.
Saudi airpower cannot end Yemen’s war alone; Gulf Unity demands reconciliation, credible Yemeni governance, and a settlement addressing root causes.