Biden to reevaluate Saudi relations after OPEC cuts
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43% (918) are left-leaning, 38% (815) are centrist, and 19% (412) are right-leaning.
White House national security spokesman John Kirby on Tuesday said President Biden is willing to immediately begin reevaluating the U.S.-Saudi relations after the country and its oil-exporting allies announced production cuts of 2 million barrels per day. While left-leaning articles point to the failed attempt to repair the Saudi-US relationship, right-leaning articles focus on the impact the rising oil prices would have on the upcoming midterm elections.
The Hill published a centrist article about how the U.S. has sold weapons to Saudi Arabia and stationed U.S. troops in the country for years. The long-standing military partnership has persisted in spite of a recent "rocky relationship" after the killing of Saudi dissident and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. Sen. Menendez (D-N.J.) has called for an end to all cooperation with Saudi Arabia, including arms sales.
A left-leaning article from the Washington Post highlights how Sens. Robert Menendez (N.J.), Richard J. Durbin (Ill.), and Chris Murphy, among others, have suggested a number of adjustments to the U.S.-Saudi partnership, such as restricting security cooperation, cutting back on arms sales, and taking away OPEC Plus's immunity from American antitrust laws. “Clearly the Biden administration made an attempt to try to repair the relationship. I supported that effort but it failed,” Murphy said in an interview. “The whole point of looking the other way when it comes to the Saudi war in Yemen and their awful human rights record was to make sure they would pick us in the middle of an international crisis, and instead they chose the Russians.” “For a long time, Saudi Arabia was a really imperfect ally. Now, there’s a question as to whether they’re an ally at all,” Murphy added.
A right-leaning article from Fox News highlights that President Biden believes Saudi Arabia has effectively sided with Russia's war aims in Ukraine. The decision to cut oil production could benefit Russia as its continues to wage war against Ukraine. Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez is urging the Biden administration to halt cooperation with Saudi Arabia. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, says he will not "green-light" any cooperation with Saudi Arabia until it changes its decision to reduce oil production. The move to scale back oil production by 2 million barrels per day could result in a rise in gas prices, which could impact the upcoming midterm elections.
From the left
Biden to review U.S. ties with Saudi Arabia, White House says
Washington Post
From the right
Sen. Bob Menendez calls for end to all cooperation with Saudi Arabia over OPEC+ oil cut
Fox News