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Under the radar. While the Houthi advance is widely covered, the specific detail of the US reportedly refusing direct Saudi requests for military aid is more prominent in non-US Western and non-Western media than in major US outlets.
⚡ Markets: Signals a potential US strategic withdrawal from its traditional role as a security guarantor for Gulf oil producers, increasing regional risk premium for oil and potentially weakening the USD's petrodollar role long-term.BrentUSDSAR
Multiple international media outlets report that US President Trump has twice rejected requests for military assistance from Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid a rapid Houthi offensive. Trump publicly stated the Houthis had contacted the US and asked it not to get involved in their conflict with Saudi Arabia.
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