The US-Saudi relationship took a major hit this week when OPEC+ announced it would significantly cut oil production levels. The move comes amid the energy crisis and would affect gas prices in the US and Europe. The World’s Marco Werman spoke with Kristen Diwan, a senior scholar with the Arab Gulf States Institute, to understand how and why the US-Saudi relationship has taken a negative turn.
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