{"id":70158,"date":"2026-03-27T08:07:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/first-thing-saudi-arabia-urging-us-to-keep-up-iran-attacks-intelligence-source-confirms\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T08:07:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:07:29","slug":"first-thing-saudi-arabia-urging-us-to-keep-up-iran-attacks-intelligence-source-confirms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/first-thing-saudi-arabia-urging-us-to-keep-up-iran-attacks-intelligence-source-confirms\/","title":{"rendered":"First Thing: Saudi Arabia urging US to keep up Iran attacks, intelligence source confirms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mohammed bin Salman said to consider war a \u2018historic opportunity\u2019 to remake Middle East. Plus, Senate passes funding package for Homeland Security that excludes ICE<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/info\/2018\/sep\/17\/guardian-us-morning-briefing-sign-up-to-stay-informed\"><strong>Don\u2019t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Good morning.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/mar\/27\/saudi-arabia-us-iran-attacks-mohammed-bin-salman\">urged Washington to intensify attacks on Iran<\/a>, a Saudi intelligence source has confirmed, while it considers whether to join the war directly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have there been reports of active Saudi military involvement?<\/strong> Not so far. But a Saudi analyst said the kingdom was likely to intervene if peace efforts led by Pakistan failed. Mohammed Alhamed said: \u201cIf [Iran] rejects the conditions and continues its attacks, the threshold for Saudi action will be crossed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the latest on the strait of Hormuz?<\/strong> On Tuesday, Tehran said it would permit \u201cnon-hostile vessels\u201d to pass: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/mar\/26\/strait-of-hormuz-visual-guide-trickle-of-ships-iran\">here is a visual guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For the latest updates, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/mar\/27\/iran-war-live-updates-trump-negotiations-bombing-hormuz-energy-oil-prices-middle-east\">follow our live blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why has there been no DHS funding?<\/strong> Democrats have blocked it as they demand changes to its immigration crackdown, particularly after agents in Minneapolis killed the US citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/mar\/27\/first-thing-saudi-arabia-urging-us-to-keep-up-iran-attacks-intelligence-source-confirms\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mohammed bin Salman said to consider war a \u2018historic opportunity\u2019 to remake Middle East. Plus, Senate passes funding package for Homeland Security that excludes ICE Don\u2019t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. 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