Saudi deputy crown prince requests meeting on Yemen with U.N. chief

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2. Saudi Arabia repeats call for US strikes on Assad

Saudi Arabia on Friday reiterated its call for air strikes against Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, after US diplomats broke ranks with the White House to push for robust action.

Briefing journalists after talks at the White House, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said the kingdom had long urged Washington to lead a military response to undermine Assad's control.

At the Saudi Embassy, Jubeir noted that from the very start of the crisis, Riyadh had pushed for "a more robust policy, including air strikes, safe zones, a no fly zone, a no drive zone."

He said Saudi Arabia wanted to arm Syria's "moderate opposition" with ground-to-air missiles and repeated an offer to deploy Saudi special forces in any US-led operation.

http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/saudi-arabia-repeats-call-for-us-strikes-on-assad/article/467961

The Israelis seem upset too, worried about Hezbollah.

Assad Regains Enough Strength To Arm Israel’s Enemy

http://dailycaller.com/2016/06/17/assad-regains-enough-strength-to-arm-israels-enemy/