The United States has transferred a significant number of Patriot interceptor missiles to Saudi Arabia in recent weeks, Fakti reported. Bg.
It is an attempt by President Joe Biden’s administration to ease tensions in increasingly complex relations between the two countries.
A senior administration official said the decision was in line with Biden’s promise that the United States would support its allies in the region.
Yesterday, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan condemned the Hussein rebels in Yemen after they conducted one of their most intense drone and missile attacks on important energy sites in Saudi Arabia.
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Bilateral relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia have been strained since the inauguration of President Joe Biden, who refused to work directly with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and removed the Husseins from the list of terrorist groups.
Last year, the Biden administration released a declassified intelligence report, according to which the Saudi heir to the throne approved the actions of the team of security and intelligence officials who killed journalist Jamal Hashoghi in October 2018 in Istanbul.
The assassination of a critic of Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been condemned by the international community. For his part, the heir to the throne denies involvement in the operation by Saudi operatives.
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A month ago, the White House sent to Riyadh Brett McGurk, Middle East Coordinator for the National Security Council, and Amus Hochstein, the State Department’s energy envoy, to discuss a number of issues with Saudi officials, most notably the ongoing war in Saudi Arabia. Yemen and world energy supplies.
Saudi Arabia is currently refusing to increase crude oil production to ease the price spike caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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