Relations between the US and Saudi Arabia have been going from bad to worse since Joe Biden became President. Meanwhile, a report has revealed that the Saudi Crown Prince had threatened US President Joe Biden with dire consequences.
According to a Washington Post report, Mohammed bin Salman warned the US that they would face severe economic consequences if any action were taken against Saudi Arabia for cutting oil production.
After cutting oil production in October last year, US President Joe Biden warned Saudi Arabia that it would have to bear the consequences if it cut production to increase crude oil prices.
Citing a confidential document, ‘Washinton Post’ said that this threat was given to America by the Crown Prince during that time. According to the report, MBD said he would break relations with America.
According to the Washington Post, another leaked document revealed that Saudi Arabia plans to expand its relations with other countries.
It has been told in this intelligence document that Saudi Arabia wants to buy drones, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and Mars surveillance systems from Beijing. The Washington Post revealed classified documents linked to Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, who allegedly leaked Pentagon information earlier this year.
Let us tell you that amid the Russia-Ukraine war last year, the oil prices in the world had come down drastically. Seeing the decreasing earnings, Saudi Arabia started cutting oil production so that the cost of oil could be brought to its old level.
US President Joe Biden was enraged by this announcement from Saudi Arabia. Let us tell you that this was the time when mid-term elections were about to be held in America. Joe Biden felt that this rising inflation could affect his votes.
After this, Biden expressed his displeasure and said that Saudi would have to bear the brunt of this act. However, the Biden administration did nothing. Joe Biden is still trying to control inflation in America so that the way to the 2024 election can be easier.
It is believed that the US threat to Saudi Arabia had no effect. Saudi Arabia pledged to cut oil production by a further 1 million barrels per day starting in July.
