Daily Archives: October 14, 2022

2022-10-14: News Headlines

Infobrics (2022-10-14). Does OPEC+ decision to cut oil output mark the end of US-Saudi relationship. infobrics.org American foreign policy has been largely entangled with its energy and monetary goals.

____ (2022-10-13). Chinese envoy calls for maintenance of current security situation in Yemen. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy on Thursday called for efforts to maintain the current relatively stable security situation in Yemen.

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-13). Saudi Arabia 'Totally Rejects' US Condemnation of OPEC Oil Cuts. news.antiwar.com Saudi Arabia on Thursday shot back at the Biden administration for its criticism of OPEC's decision to reduce oil production and said it "totally rejected" the US characterization of the move. Biden administration officials have said that Saudi Arabia and other OPEC nations have aligned with Russia by agreeing to cut oil production by 2 …

SP Editor (2022-10-13). Mark Fiore: Diplomacy Dismembered. scheerpost.com By Mark Fiore / Original to ScheerPost President Joe Biden was caught off guard when Saudi Arabia and Russia joined together to lead OPEC to cut oil production by 2 million barrels a day. After Biden's fist-bump visit to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia over the summer, he thought he had a deal with Mohammed bin Salman to …

Robert Inlakesh (2022-10-13). Will The US Punish Saudi Arabia Over Oil Production Cut? thelastamericanvagabond.com US President Joe Biden has declared that "there will be consequences" for Saudi Arabia's decision, along with OPEC+, to cut oil production. Yet it is unlikely the US Government will act to punish Riyadh. if they do, then it will fit in as the next piece in a long saga of mob-mentality global politics. US

TeleSUR (2022-10-13). Truce Renewal in Yemen Remains Possible: UN Envoy. telesurenglish.net

Staff (2022-10-13). S. Arabia claims US requested one-month delay to oil cut. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) — Saudi Arabia said it was pressured by the Biden administration to delay by a month a decision to cut oil production in a bid to reduce the likelihood of an unpopular fuel price rise just before the US mid-term elections.

Staff (2022-10-13). Senior Yemeni official declares end of ceasefire with Saudis. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) — Mohammed Abdul-Salam, the head of Yemen's negotiating team, announced the end of an UN-brokered truce between Sana'a and the invading coalition led by Saudi Arabia…

Annelle Sheline, Trita Parsi (2022-10-13). 5 Things Biden Should Do to 'Re-evaluate' Saudi Relations. commondreams.org Failure to respond to the Kingdom's slights would reinforce the perception that Washington is a mere oil dependent, susceptible to demands.

Rania Khalek (2022-10-12). How the US Used Saudi Arabia to Fuel Fanaticism & Fight Progressive Movements, w/ As'ad Abukhalil. thealtworld.com To discuss the history of the Persian Gulf states as Western imperial outposts and the damage they have done and continue to do to the left and progressive movements around the world, Rania Khalek was joined by As'ad Abukhalil, a Lebanese-American professor of political science at California State University, Stanislaus.

Press TV (2022-10-12). OPEC: Is Washington Behind the OPEC Decision to Cut Petrol Output? dissidentvoice.org PressTV Background Tensions are heating up between the United States and Saudi Arabia after Riyadh-led OPEC and allied oil producing countries announced a big output cut, defying Washington's pressure. US Secretary of state, Antony Blinken, says the government is working closely with Congress to review alternatives regarding ties with Saudi Arabia. That's a day …

Staff (2022-10-12). One lie against Iran every two minutes! en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) — The BBC Persian, Iran International (otherwise known as Saudi International), and other Persian news networks headquartered in Europe instigated riots throughout Iran.

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