Turns out ‘rethink’ was a threat not a promise in US-Saudi spat
Once the midterms were over, all mention of holding MBS accountable disappeared, and in fact Biden now seems to be catering to him.
Once the midterms were over, all mention of holding MBS accountable disappeared, and in fact Biden now seems to be catering to him.
Beijing and Iran always had ‘convenient’ relations, but the former’s visit to Saudi Arabia exposed some new limits.
Saudi, Emirati, and Qatari leaders meeting in Doha, as they did last month, would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.
The expedited measure would end the US role in the conflict and alter Washington’s relationship with Saudi Arabia.
The truce seems far in the rearview as the primary focus of the rebels’ ire today appears to be unpaid public salaries.
Riyadh and Tehran had been engaged in talks aimed at improving relations but recent events have reverted them back to old ways.
If these are the ‘consequences’ for Saudi Arabia’s OPEC slight, it’s hard to see what an actual punishment might be.
The Biden administration must be on guard against being manipulated by Riyadh to extract more US military support.
Oil is not the only issue: the Kingdom is getting Arizona resources for a steal, and it’s leaving citizens with little to nothing.
A War Powers Resolution will cut US aid to the kingdom’s war on Yemen; it has wide bipartisan support and a fast track legislative process.
Ret. Gen. ‘Chuck’ Wald regularly promoted a US policy favorable to Riyadh without disclosing his work for the kingdom’s defense ministry.
Despite pressure to cut ties with the Gulf kingdom, American colleges are receiving more money from Riyadh than ever before.
A 72-year-old man was visiting when he was tortured and imprisoned for criticizing the kingdom while living in the US.
Some officials were even arranging plans to advise foreign governments while on active duty, according to a pair of new investigations.
A leading Democratic senator rejected the notion that Cairo has made efforts to improve its human rights record in the past year.
Failure to respond to the Kingdom’s slights would reinforce the perception that Washington is a mere oil dependent, susceptible to demands.
The statement comes as leading lawmakers push for a fundamental change to Washington’s relationship to Riyadh.
A royal decree just made the Saudi crown prince a formal head of state but Biden would be wrong to fall for it.
House lawmakers say decision to cut oil production yesterday is a “turning point” in the US-Gulf State relationship.
Houthi rebels are emerging ‘winners’ — flexing their power and leverage — while the Saudis remain mired in a conflict they can’t get out of.
Riyadh said MBS was behind the Ukraine-Russia exchange for “compassionate reasons” but the lobbying afterward says differently.