Israel’s military success against Iran undermines one incentive for Saudi normalization and raises concerns about its growing power.

Asia’s dependence on Middle East oil and gas — and its relatively slow shift to clean energy — make it vulnerable to disruptions in shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic weakness highlighted by the war between Israel and Iran.

Fifty Israeli fighters violated Iraq’s airspace on their way to Iran, Baghdad’s representative to the United Nations, Abbas Kadhom Obaid Al-Fatlawi, said on Friday, noting that they came from border areas between neighboring Syria and Jordan.