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Biden vows ‘consequences’ for Saudi Arabia after oil output cuts

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman fist bumps US President Joe Biden upon his arrival at al-Salman Palace, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on July 15, 2022 [File: Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via Reuters]

Joe Biden, the United States president, has warned Saudi Arabia that there will be “consequences” after a global cartel of oil-producing countries led by the kingdom and Russia announced that they would cut oil production despite Washington’s objections.

His remarks on Tuesday come a day after influential Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the US must immediately freeze all cooperation with Saudi Arabia, including arms sales.

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