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Saudi Arabia outlines what it will do for oil output
Samizdat | July 16, 2022
Saudi Arabia is ready to increase oil production to its maximum of 13 million barrels per day but does not have the capacity to pump out more, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said during his address at the US-Arab summit in Jeddah on Saturday.
Saudi Arabia outlines what it will do for oil output
Putin’s summit next week will strengthen ties with Iran, Turkey
The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced in Moscow on Tuesday that President Vladimir Putin will travel to Tehran on July 19, to take part in a tripartite meeting with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts as part of the Astana peace process to end the war in Syria as well as hold a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Erdogan.
Putin’s summit next week will strengthen ties with Iran, Turkey
European Oil Companies First to Break US Blockade on Venezuela
European Oil Companies First to Break US Blockade on Venezuela
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Europe to Receive First Venezuelan Crude in Years as Sanctions Ease
“Our Venezuela related sanctions remain in place,” a State Department spokesperson said. “We will continue to implement and enforce our Venezuela sanctions.”
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Venezuela and Iran Deepen Cooperation to Overcome US Sanctions
Caracas and Tehran have agreed to build more “routes and mechanisms” to counter US sanctions and strengthen their oil industries.
Venezuela and Iran Deepen Cooperation to Overcome US Sanctions
Sanctions against Russia: Reactions from the Middle East
By Yuriy Zinin – New Eastern Outlook – 12.05.2022
The Middle East media have not stopped commenting on recent developments in Ukraine through the prism of their perception in the region. Particular attention is paid to the topic of the sanctions imposed on Moscow and their resonance in the Arab world.
Sanctions against Russia: Reactions from the Middle East
Saudi Arabia flexing its geopolitical oil power
US likely pressing new oil-for-security arrangement while Riyadh talks to China about selling barrels in yuan rather than bucks
Saudi Arabia flexing its geopolitical oil power
Assad renews Syria’s bonds with Iran
The unannounced arrival of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Tehran on Sunday makes yet another wrinkle to the geopolitics of West Asia. In a short trip of a few hours, Assad had meetings with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Ebrahim Raeisi and returned to Damascus.
Assad renews Syria’s bonds with Iran
US narrative won’t survive defeat in Donbass
US stops asking Saudi Arabia to pump more oil, report says
US stops asking Saudi Arabia to pump more oil, report says
The US-Saudi relationship has long been underpinned by the exchange of US arms and security guarantees for access to Saudi oil. But that relationship has reached a breaking point, officials told The Journal.
MBS is upset with Biden’s refusal to recognise him as the de facto ruler of the kingdom, Biden’s rhetoric on the country’s human-rights record, the US failure to guarantee its security following a string of attacks led by Houthi rebels in Yemen, and the revival of the Iran nuclear deal.
After the administration released an intelligence memo blaming MBS for the murder of Washington Post and MEE columnist Jamal Khashoggi, the White House appointed Defence Minister Lloyd Austin as the point man for MBS, while Biden maintained he would only deal with King Salman. [That’ll show him! Send in the Raytheon salesman!]
Biden has yet to meet MBS – or his father, King Salman – in an official capacity. Now, Saudi officials have told The Journal that not even a state visit would be enough to resolve the tensions.
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