Svmuu News: According to The Wall Street Journal,this past spring, as part of an ambitious operation aimed at opening the Strait of Hormuz, more than 100 U.S. military aircraft were scheduled to take off from bases and warships across the Middle East but encountered an unexpected obstacle: Saudi Arabia—whose bases and airspace were crucial to the mission—refused to allow it.According to U.S. officials familiar with the matter, this resistance forced the U.S. to suspend the “Operation Freedom” plan, thereby ending the military operation—which had just been launched at Donald Trump—aimed at ensuring the safe passage of ships.U.S. and Arab officials familiar with the discussions said the White House angrily threatened to suspend the delivery of interceptors—designed to counter Iranian missiles and drones—to Saudi Arabia if it did not change its position. Saudi Arabia eventually relented, but U.S. officials said at the time that the damage caused would be difficult to repair.A U.S. official revealed that the United States is currently considering scaling back its military presence in Saudi Arabia.