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Trump nominates Texas Rep. Wesley Hunt as Saudi ambassador — 3hPresident Donald Trump nominated U.S. Representative Wesley Hunt to be the next United States ambassador to Saudi Arabia, a post vacant since Trump began his second term in 2025, highlighting Hunt’s West Point background, Army service, and prior role as a Saudi diplomatic liaison. The move comes amid heightened regional tensions and questions over whether Hunt will leave Congress to take the Riyadh post as Saudi-Israeli and Iran-related dynamics unfold.

Derek Foss This nomination comes at a tricky time with Iran and Saudi-Israeli talks both heating up.

Houthis claim strikes on Saudi oil tanker, troop concentrations — Aug 23, 2026The Iran-aligned Houthi movement claimed multiple strikes, including a ballistic-missile attack on a Saudi oil tanker off Yanbu and assaults on Saudi troop concentrations along the Yemen border, signaling intensifying regional hostilities. Saudi and Yemeni forces exchanged actions with Yemen downing a ScanEagle drone over Hajjah, Saudi shelling of Razih villages, and the Yemeni army later claiming drone strikes on Houthi positions, all amid UKMTO reporting a tanker hit near Yanbu but crew safe.