An attack this week on a bus in the heartland of Iranian-backed Houthi rebels that killed at least 43 people, including 29 children returning from a summer camp, dealt a significant body blow to Saudi moral authority.

Opinion: Yemen war challenges Saudi moral authority

A populist, Khan appears to be something of an enigma when it comes to Saudi Arabia, a close ally, and Iran. Saudi Arabia likely takes heart from the fact that he appears to be socially a conservative.

Opinion: Saudi Arabia and Iran woo Imran Khan

The Saudi attempt to bully governments into refraining from criticism constitutes an attempt to curtail the sovereignty of others by dictating to them what they can and cannot say.

Opinion: Multiple diplomatic spats raise questions about Saudi concept of sovereignty

China, a signatory to the nuclear agreement alongside Europe, Russia and the United States that withdrew from the accord in May, has rejected US requests to cut Iranian oil exports even it reportedly promised not to increase them.

Opinion: Can the US make Iran sanctions stick?

Vowing to take retaliatory action, president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish foreign ministry adopted both a defiant and hurt tone in their response to the US sanctions imposed at a time that Turkish-Russian relations face an uncertain future.

Opinion: US sanctions on Turkish officials will make Turkey more dependent on Russia

The announcement took many by surprise and threatened to reinforce the impression that Trump was a supportive but unpredictable and unreliable ally.

Opinion: Trump's offer of talks with Iran an attempt to gain moral high ground

CPEC was but one of several issues that have troubled China’s attitude towards Khan, despite a post-election pledge to work with the prime minister-in waiting.

Opinion: Despite concerns, China sees a potential ally in Pakistan’s Imran Khan

President Donald Trump has proven to be more partisan than Obama in his backing of the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Israel and his confrontational approach of Iran

Opinion: Lack of global leadership spurs instability in the Middle East

An estimated 4.8 million barrels of oil are shipped daily through Bab el-Mandeb that connects the Red Sea with the Arabian Sea off the coast of Yemen, Djibouti, and Eritrea.

Opinion: Saudi oil shipment halt - a potential watershed in the Yemen war

Chinese policy also figures in crucial Pakistani elections with populist contender and former international cricket player Imran Khan demanding greater transparency in the CPEC.

Opinion: China’s policies spur central Asians to cautiously chart independent course

China appears to be increasingly adding a security component to the initiative against the backdrop of President Xi Jinping positioning of his country as a superpower rather than a developing nation.

Opinion: China adds security component to Belt and Road initiative

The choice of languages for the Independent websites suggests that SRMG sees the deal as strengthening its brand while supporting the kingdom in its battles with Qatar and Iran and quest for regional hegemony.

Opinion: Saudi Arabia, UK media group join hands to target non-Arabic-speaking Middle East

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