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Is the US-Saudi Rift Permanent? These 3 Events Will Tell Us
The midterm elections, the next OPEC+ meeting and Xi Jinping’s trip to Riyadh will seal the fate of an 80-year partnership.
Friend or foe?
Source: Saudi Press Agency
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The US and Saudi Arabia have reached one of the lowest ebbs in their 80-year partnership. Three upcoming events will be key to determining whether this is just another of the periodic spats that have punctuated the relationship, or if Washington and Riyadh are developing irreconcilable differences.
The dispute was triggered by an Oct. 5 decision by the Saudi-led OPEC+ group, which includes Russia, to lower production and prevent the continued fall in the price of oil.