US pulls missile defences in Saudi Arabia amid Yemen attacks

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab countries have renewed diplomacy with Iran as a hedge.
40% : Tehran has denied launching the attack, though a drill in January saw Iranian paramilitary forces use similar drones.
37% : That attack, though claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels, appears instead to have been carried out by Iran, according to experts and physical debris left behind.
35% : "That looks like, for example, not withdrawing Patriot missiles from Saudi Arabia at a time when Saudi Arabia is the victim of missile attacks and drone attacks - not just from Yemen, but from Iran."
34% : While tens of thousands of American forces remain across the Arabian Peninsula as a counterweight to Iran, Gulf Arab nations worry about the US's future plans as its military perceives a growing threat in Asia that requires those missile defences.
33% : While tens of thousands of American forces remain across the Arabian Peninsula as a counterweight to Iran, Gulf Arab nations worry about the US's future plans.

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