1996-1999
John Brennan served as the U.S. government's chief intelligence officer in Saudi Arabia from 1996 to 1999.
“served as the chief intelligence officer, uh, for the U. S. government in Saudi Arabia from 96 to 99”
Topic
Saudi Arabia
6 facts from 5 episodes, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
2025
Jeetu Patel says he recently visited Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Abu Dhabi to work on AI collaboration.
“I was in, um, the Middle East in, um, the the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, I was in Qatar, we were in Bahrain, we were in Abu Dhabi.”
2025
Jeetu Patel says Cisco is working with Saudi Arabia's Humane project, a data center build-out for Saudi AI.
“they have a project called the Humane project, which is their the Saudi AI, you know, build out of data centers, and we're working very closely with them over there.”
2026
Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish officials, who have a new defense alliance, visited Tehran the week before to urge de-escalation and dialogue.
“There was a visit last week to Tehran from the Saudis, Pakistanis, and Turks. They have a new defense alliance, those three countries”
2026
Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, whose officials joined delegations visiting Tehran, have a new defense alliance among them.
“Now, those are three countries also that have a new defense alliance between them.”
Undated
Kisin said Saudi Arabia has a pipeline to the Red Sea that could bypass the Strait of Hormuz, but that the Houthis were attacking it.
“The problem is the Saudis have this pipeline that goes to the Red Sea, so the idea is you don't need the Strait of Hormuz, you can go around it, but the Houthis are bombing the shit out of that pipeline right now.”
Episodes
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