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  • U.S., UK and Saudi Arabia Complete Naval Exercise in Arabian Gulf

    Naval forces from the United States, United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia completed a weeklong maritime exercise called Nautical Defender in the Arabian Gulf, Nov. 7. The multilateral training event involved U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), Royal Saudi Navy’s Eastern Fleet, UK’s Royal Navy, and observers from regional nations. Partners focused on maritime security, vessel boarding procedures, explosive ordinance disposal and other training drills ashore in Saudi Arabia and at sea.

  • HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Remarks to the Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference

    Saudi Arabia is engaged in building its geo-economic development not only for its own sake but for the interest of its region and the world. We hope that the United States will continue to be part of our future success as it was in our past success. Saudi economic strategic partnership with other countries was never at the expense of our relationship with the United States. Therefore, let us work together when our national interests converge and manage our differences when we disagree through serious official dialogue as we have done for eight decades.

  • HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Remarks to the Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference

    Crown Prince Muhammad described the relationship between us as 90% agreement and 10% to be discussed. The Kingdom welcomed President Biden and reached agreements on many issues. Read the joint communique that came out of the visit. It reflects the strength and depth of the partnership which is critical not only for the region but for the whole world.

  • Both Sides Lose in the U.S.-Saudi Feud

    Silence is golden. Said to be an old Arab proverb, this is good advice to both the U.S. and Saudi governments if they are to preserve any possibility of salvaging a security relationship more important now than when it began eight decades ago. The West is invested in the war in Ukraine and could easily become embroiled in new hot conflicts with China and Iran before President Biden’s term ends. Oil prices in the U.S. are roughly $90 a barrel and could double if Russia decides to stop pumping oil or if Europe carries out its threat to ban imports of Russian crude by sea after Dec. 5.

  • U.S. “not going to waste time” on Iran deal right now, official says

    The Biden administration is not going to "waste time" on trying to revive the Iran nuclear deal at this time considering Tehran's crackdown on protesters, Iranian support for Russia's war in Ukraine, and Iran's positions on its nuclear program, U.S. envoy for Iran Rob Malley said on Monday.

  • U.S. diesel shortage increasingly likely until economy slows

    Stocks of diesel and other distillate fuel oils were just 106 million barrels on Oct. 21, the lowest for the time of year since the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) started collecting weekly data in 1982.

  • Abuses by defense contractors at U.S. military bases in Persian Gulf trap migrant workers, employees say

    In the past five years, the Pentagon has responded to 176 reported instances of labor trafficking on military bases in the Persian Gulf and beyond, in most cases by requiring better monitoring of employment practices, according to State Department reports reviewed by NBC News.

  • CNN talks with Saudi Ambassador to U.S.: Video

    Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the U.S., explains to CNN's Becky Anderson where the relationship between the two countries stands during a wide-ranging interview in Riyadh.

  • U.S. Looks to Re-Evaluate Ties With Saudi Arabia Over Oil Production Cut

    Mr. Blinken said the U.S. government was aware that Saudi Arabia had made some gestures to help Ukraine since the OPEC Plus announcement — including supporting a recent United Nations resolution condemning Russia’s annexation of areas of Ukraine occupied by Russian troops, and an announcement by Riyadh that it plans to give $400 million in additional humanitarian aid to Ukraine. “Both of these are positive developments,” Mr. Blinken said. “They don’t compensate for the decision that was made by OPEC Plus on production, but we take note of that.”

  • A Secret, Failed Oil Deal: How the U.S.-Saudi Relationship Ruptured

    What happened over the last half-year is a story of handshake agreements, wishful thinking, missed signals and finger-pointing over broken promises. Far from rebuilding a relationship with a leader Mr. Biden had once pledged to treat as a “pariah” after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the outcome has been another low point in America’s tumultuous ties with Saudi Arabia.