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Source: https://houseofsaud.com/centcom-struck-iran-on-arafah-day-saudi-arabia-wasnt-warned/
CENTCOM Struck Iran on Arafah Day - Saudi Arabia Wasn't Warned
(House of Saud) Mohammed Omar - US Central Command's attack against Iranian missile launch sites and two IRGC fast boats near Bandar Abbas on May 25-26 was the second major American military action since the April ceasefire, and the first to fall inside Saudi Arabia's 96-hour Hajj no-escalation window. Saudi Arabia had lobbied Washington to hold fire during the pilgrimage, presenting a unified Gulf front with Qatar and the UAE and warning of 'serious reputational damage.' Trump was reportedly 'about an hour away' from authorizing earlier strikes when Gulf leaders intervened. The intervention delayed the timeline. It did not produce a guarantee. On Arafah Day - while more than 1.5 million pilgrims gathered on the 33-square-kilometer plain for what Islamic tradition regards as the holiest hours of the calendar year - CENTCOM acted.