9/11
We are all familiar with the tragedy that happened on September 11, 2001. Saudi Arabia, sadly, was connected to the attacks. Fifteen out of nineteen hijackers involved on the acts of terrorism hailed from Saudi Arabia. Plenty of families who lost loved ones in the ordeal are suing the country for their supposed involvement in the terrorist attacks.
9/11
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The Yom Kippur War
The October War is also called the Yom Kippur War of 1973. It was fought between Israel and its enemies: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, and Syria. When America sided with Israel in the conflict, Saudi Arabia backed the Arab nations. In an act of defiance, the Kingdom also imposed an oil embargo against the U.S.
The Yom Kippur War