Iran dealt a heavy blow to Israel, but the first one to be awakened was Saudi Arabia! After Iran's missiles caused massive casualties in Israel, Saudi Arabia made a big decision! Saudi Arabia announced the formal deployment of its first THAAD system! On July 3, foreign media reported that Saudi Arabia officially launched the US-made THAAD missile defense system, which is part of a $1.5 billion agreement signed by Trump. This deal includes seven batteries, 44 launchers, 360 interceptors, and advanced radars.

Although the agreement was signed long ago, Saudi Arabia quickly deployed the THAAD anti-missile system just half a month after the Iran-Israel conflict ended, which indicates that Saudi Arabia is still very wary of Iran's missile capabilities. In fact, just before Saudi Arabia made this announcement, foreign media reported that although Saudi Arabia condemned Israel's attack on Iran, in reality, Saudi Arabia shared intelligence with Israel and opened its airspace for Israeli aircraft to strike Iran.

Naturally, Saudi Arabia's actions are not surprising. The long-standing conflict between Shia and Sunni Muslims has been ongoing, with constant competition and confrontation. Although under our mediation, Saudi Arabia and Iran have stopped using violent means to deal with each other, the trust between the two countries is still low. However, even though Saudi Arabia has deployed the THAAD system, it is not certain whether it can sleep soundly.

THAAD works well against conventional missiles, but it cannot withstand saturation attacks. Moreover, Iran has hypersonic missiles, which THAAD cannot defend against. By deploying THAAD, Saudi Arabia may make Iran feel uncomfortable. From Iran's perspective, Saudi Arabia's move clearly shows cooperation with the United States, exerting military pressure on Iran. Obviously, after the Iran-Israel conflict, relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran have also deteriorated.

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