Saudi Arabia Opens Aviation Safety Probe Into Dubai Airline Flight FZ1073

The notable shift here is procedural: Saudi Arabia is asserting itself as the lead investigator under international aviation rules, a role it has rarely occupied in a commercial incident involving a Gulf carrier. That framing matters less for the stabbing itself than for what it signals about Riyadh's appetite to set the terms on cross-border safety matters. The uninvited Israeli offer adds a diplomatic layer that aviation protocols alone cannot resolve. Whether that participation question is settled quietly or becomes a precedent is the open thread.