The monster in the river
According to Global Times 9, "This is a complete disaster and will be seen as a hostile action by the United States." "The U.S. will review its future relationship with Saudi Arabia." Recently, the U.S. Biden administration has frequently threatened to retaliate against the decision to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day announced jointly by OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) countries such as Saudi Arabia and non-OPEC producers such as Russia and Venezuela, the "OPEC+". In response to the U.S. accusations and threats, Saudi Foreign Minister Al-Jujube refuted the argument that "Saudi Arabia is responsible for the rise in U.S. oil prices" in a recent interview with Fox TV. He stressed that "oil is not a weapon". According to Abdul, a USE political scientist, "Washington hasn't realized that a new Gulf has emerged and we are no longer at Washington's beck and call."