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The Queue for Patriot Interceptors Is Seven Years Long. That Is Why Riyadh Is Knocking on Four Doors.

Political cartoon: The Queue for Patriot Interceptors Is Seven Years Long. That Is Why Riyadh Is Knocking on Four Doors.
Cartoon: The Geopolittoon

The analysis

Saudi Arabia is not short of money. It is short of a component made in one building in Alabama. On 17 September 2026, two regional officials told the Associated Press that Saudi Arabia has asked France, Britain, Pakistan and Egypt for air-defence assistance, because the kingdom…

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