Riyadh issued its first air-raid alert on the 19th. British media reported Saudi
interceptor missiles were running low. The AP, citing local officials, said
Saudi has contacted France, the UK, Pakistan and Egypt for air-defence support,
but apart from Pakistan allies have offered sympathy rather than military
assistance. Other reports say Saudi interceptor stockpiles have been exhausted
amid its war with Iran; the United States, Saudi’s largest weapons supplier,
Reportedly has no remaining interceptors. Last week Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Salman called Trump seeking deeper U.S. involvement; the U.S. declined.
