What has Saudi Arabia actually done since Oct 7? Not much as far as I can tell. So that doesn't make their leaders seem impulsive (butchering Kashoggi in an embassy, on the other hand...). And, yes, they oppose Iran, but the Biden administration was not so keen on the proxy war the Saudis had been fighting against the Iran-backed Houthi …
What has Saudi Arabia actually done since Oct 7? Not much as far as I can tell. So that doesn't make their leaders seem impulsive (butchering Kashoggi in an embassy, on the other hand...). And, yes, they oppose Iran, but the Biden administration was not so keen on the proxy war the Saudis had been fighting against the Iran-backed Houthi is Yemen, and even removed the Houthis from the State Depts list of terrorist groups (which they are having second thoughts about now). An impulsive Saudi leadership might have broken their peace with the Houthis once ships got attacked, but as far as I can tell they haven't.
What has Saudi Arabia actually done since Oct 7? Not much as far as I can tell. So that doesn't make their leaders seem impulsive (butchering Kashoggi in an embassy, on the other hand...). And, yes, they oppose Iran, but the Biden administration was not so keen on the proxy war the Saudis had been fighting against the Iran-backed Houthi is Yemen, and even removed the Houthis from the State Depts list of terrorist groups (which they are having second thoughts about now). An impulsive Saudi leadership might have broken their peace with the Houthis once ships got attacked, but as far as I can tell they haven't.