Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is trying to “revenge” the Democrats in general and US President Joe Biden in particular, by raising oil prices and increasing global inflation rates, according to a report published by the website.The InterceptAmerican Investigative.
The report, published Thursday, says that bin Salman is taking this step due to the recent positions of the Democratic Party and Biden towards Saudi Arabia.
He compares Saudi Arabia’s positions during the two terms of former US President Donald Trump and the current Joe Biden, noting that Riyadh complied with Trump’s request in 2018 when he called on it at the time to reduce oil prices by increasing production.
On the other hand, Riyadh ignored Biden’s request, who called last August for OPEC to increase production again after the price hike.
Biden also linked, in statements to CNN, the American network, last month, the rise in fuel prices in global markets in Saudi Arabia and the lack of supply from OPEC countries, as well as with “many people in the Middle East” who want to talk to him, but he excludes talking with them. .
Biden did not specify who he said wanted to talk “in the Middle East”, but he has confirmed since taking office that he will not communicate with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and will only communicate with King Salman bin Abdulaziz, according to the American network.
The “Intercept” report indicates that bin Salman refuses to comply with Biden’s calls regarding oil prices because “he has not had a meeting with Biden so far, and also as a result of the withdrawal of the United States from the war in Yemen.”
The report cites a tweet published in October by the Saudi writer and commentator Ali Al-Shehabi, who is close to bin Salman, according to the site, in which he said that “Biden has the phone number of the person he should call if he wants any services.”
The report quotes Quincy Institute Executive Vice President Trita Parsi as saying that “the move by Mohammed bin Salman is aimed at strengthening Republicans, whom the crown prince considers a more reliable ally.”
The Saudi embassy in Washington did not respond to a request sent by the “Al-Hurra” website via e-mail to comment on what was mentioned in the “Intercept” report.
But the Saudi political researcher and head of the American-Saudi Relations Committee, Salman Al-Ansari, said that “Biden is fully aware that his internal oil policies and his restriction on the energy industry is one of the most important reasons for the rise in prices.”
Al-Ansari added, in a statement to Al-Hurra website, that “blaming others, especially Saudi Arabia, is only to throw ashes in the eyes and to remove embarrassment from his wrong policies.”
In the opinion of the Saudi researcher, “Washington needs a comprehensive review of its policies, as its actions have become largely incomprehensible and contradictory.”
Biden takes a tougher stance than his predecessor, Donald Trump, toward Riyadh over its human rights record and the Yemen war.
At the beginning of this year, the Biden administration issued a US intelligence report that pointed the finger at Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but avoided any direct punishment. The Crown Prince denies any involvement in the incident.
The US administration withdrew its support for the offensive operations carried out by the Kingdom-led coalition to fight the Iran-allied Houthis in Yemen.
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