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Al Jazeera Staff

‘Troubled marriage’: Oil spat unlikely to break US-Saudi ties

US President Joe Biden visited Saudi Arabia and met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in July to seek an increase in oil production [File: Bandar Algaloud/Saudi Royal Court handout via Reuters]

Washington, DC – Despite growing anger in Washington and US President Joe Biden’s threat that Saudi Arabia will face “consequences” over oil production cuts, analysts say a fundamental change in relations between the United States and the Gulf kingdom is unlikely.

The furore over a recently announced oil output reduction is the latest display of tensions between the two allies, whose ties have endured a series of setbacks in recent years.

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