{"id":1366022,"date":"2022-03-09T07:23:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T12:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1366022"},"modified":"2022-03-09T07:27:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T12:27:15","slug":"saudi-and-uae-leaders-ignore-bidens-calls-about-oil-exports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-and-uae-leaders-ignore-bidens-calls-about-oil-exports\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi and UAE Leaders Ignore Biden\u2019s Calls About  Oil Exports"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" 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by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The leaders of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates would not come to the phone when President Biden tried to call them to discuss boosting oil exports to offset price hikes linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/08\/latest-russia-ukraine-news-live-updates-from-russian-invasion\/\">Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine<\/a>, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the UAE Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan declined Biden\u2019s attempted outreach, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was some expectation of a phone call, but it didn\u2019t happen,\u201c a US official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/saudi-emirati-leaders-decline-calls-with-biden-during-ukraine-crisis-11646779430?mod=djemalertNEWS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told the newspaper<\/a>. \u201dIt was part of turning on the spigot [of Saudi oil].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden on Tuesday morning<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/08\/biden-set-to-ban-russian-energy-imports-after-bipartisan-pressure\/\"> banned Russian oil imports<\/a> and said gasoline prices would increase even more after hitting an all-time high of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/byHeatherLong\/status\/1501155951801425922\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$4.17 per gallon<\/a>\u00a0on average.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/biden-4.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/biden-4.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" alt=\"President Joe Biden\" class=\"wp-image-21461308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/biden-4.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/biden-4.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/biden-4.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>President Biden banned Russian oil imports on March 8, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Jonathan Ernst<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although Biden recently released some oil from the US strategic reserve, he told reporters Tuesday afternoon that he <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/08\/biden-says-he-cant-do-much-about-gas-prices-blames-russia\/\">\u201ccan\u2019t do much right now\u201d<\/a> to stop gas prices from increasing.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/06\/latest-russia-ukraine-news-live-updates-of-the-war-2\/\"><strong>Get the latest<\/strong> <strong>updates<\/strong> <strong>in the Russia-Ukraine conflict with The Post\u2019s live coverage.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>Biden is attempting to woo an array of oil-producing autocracies \u2014 including Iran, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela \u2014 to offset the impact of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine on energy markets.<\/p>\n<p>Biden reportedly is considering a trip to Saudi Arabia this spring to resolve hard feelings with bin Salman, the country\u2019s de facto ruler, who the US intelligence community believes ordered the 2018 operation that <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/02\/26\/us-intel-report-blames-saudi-crown-prince-for-jamal-khashoggis-murder\/\">dismembered Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi<\/a> with a bone saw.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/saudi.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/saudi.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" alt=\"Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman\" class=\"wp-image-21461322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/saudi.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/saudi.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/saudi.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>US intelligence believes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman order the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/File Photo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>US diplomats, meanwhile, are working to broker a new nuclear deal with Iran in exchange for sanctions relief and other diplomats were dispatched to Caracas to smooth over a rift with Venezuela\u2019s socialist strongman Nicolas Maduro, who the US government does not recognize as the country\u2019s legitimate ruler.<\/p>\n<p>Before Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, Biden hosted at the White House the leaders of various natural gas producers, including Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store and emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, whose supplies were needed to offset a potential shortage of natural gas in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>But Biden has faced a harder sell with oil producers as he fends off Republican accusations that his own policies are partially to blame. Biden<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/06\/09\/keystone-xl-pipeline-nixed-after-biden-stands-firm-on-permit\/\">\u00a0canceled construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline<\/a>\u00a0last year and attempted<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/06\/01\/biden-will-halt-oil-and-gas-in-arctic-refuge-sold-by-trump\/\">\u00a0to halt new<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/06\/01\/biden-will-halt-oil-and-gas-in-arctic-refuge-sold-by-trump\/\">drilling permits\u00a0<\/a>on public land.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/uae.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/uae.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" alt=\"Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan\" class=\"wp-image-21461323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/uae.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/uae.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/uae.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan did not speak to Biden about a potential oil deal on March 8, 2022, according to a report. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Oussama Lacfer\/Ministry of Presidential Affairs\/WAM\/Handout via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Biden signaled a change in tone toward Saudi Arabia after taking office and withdrew US support for the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen\u2019s civil war. Although he didn\u2019t sanction the crown prince for Khashoggi\u2019s murder, Biden largely deals with his father, 86-year-old King Salman, with whom he spoke on Feb 9.<\/p>\n<p>The UAE is a close ally of Saudi Arabia. In 2020, the UAE became the third Arab country to recognize Israel under the Trump administration-negotiated Abraham Accords. Other Arab countries, including Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco, closely followed suit.<\/p>\n<p>The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Ukraine-WarMap-March7-V2-18.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Ukraine-WarMap-March7-V2-18.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" alt=\"The latest events in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.\" class=\"wp-image-21460813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Ukraine-WarMap-March7-V2-18.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Ukraine-WarMap-March7-V2-18.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Ukraine-WarMap-March7-V2-18.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Russia continued its attack on Ukraine on March 8, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The leaders of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates would not come to the phone when President Biden tried to call them to discuss boosting oil exports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1366022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1366022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1366022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1366022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1366022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}