# Trump says Saudi Arabia is ‘disintegrating’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-says-saudi-arabia-is-disintegrating-2/
- Published: 2026-11-13T17:55:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T18:26:30+00:00
- Original publisher: Middle East Eye (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-says-saudi-arabia-disintegrating
- Topics: Americas, Government, Middle East, Politics, World

## Key points

- Trump says Saudi Arabia asked him to hold off further action.
- Houthi attacks have hit Saudi cities, airports and energy sites.
- The US says it will keep pressure on Iran without major combat operations.

## Summary

Donald Trump described Saudi Arabia as “disintegrating” and said it had asked him to delay further action against Iran, remarks likely to strain relations with a close US ally. He also claimed he could destroy Iran’s energy, bridges and manufacturing capacity within three days, while saying Gulf states preferred a pause because they were vulnerable to the conflict’s effects.

Saudi Arabia has faced missile and drone attacks by Yemen’s Houthis since a ceasefire collapsed over the summer, disrupting energy exports and prompting cancellations of economic conferences. Trump said Gulf countries had invested trillions of dollars in the US; in September, the US approved a potential sale of 48 F-35 aircraft to Saudi Arabia worth up to $24bn. The administration says it plans to maintain economic pressure on Iran, including a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, rather than resume full-scale war.

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