{"id":1678940,"date":"2022-10-08T01:34:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T05:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1678940"},"modified":"2022-10-08T01:35:03","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T05:35:03","slug":"us-reviewing-response-options-on-saudi-relations-after-opec-cuts-blinken-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-reviewing-response-options-on-saudi-relations-after-opec-cuts-blinken-says\/","title":{"rendered":"US Reviewing \u2018Response Options\u2019 on Saudi Relations After OPEC+ Cuts, Blinken Says"},"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\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-reviewing-response-options-on-saudi-relations-after-opec-cuts-blinken-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1678940&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>LIMA\u2014The United States is reviewing various options regarding its relationship with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-saudi\">Saudi<\/a> Arabia after Riyadh and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-opec\">OPEC<\/a>+ nations agreed this week to large cuts in oil production, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs for the relationship [with Riyadh] going forward, we\u2019re reviewing a number of response options. We\u2019re consulting closely with Congress,\u201d Blinken said at a news conference in Lima alongside his Peruvian counterpart.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken did not specify what steps Washington was considering. President Joe Biden\u2019s administration has been mulling a response after the OPEC+ oil producers, which include Russia, agreed on Wednesday to slash production.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats in the U.S. Congress called on Thursday to slash military sales to Saudi Arabia. Some lawmakers question Washington\u2019s security ties with Riyadh, angered by civilian deaths in Saudi-led military operations in Yemen as well as alleged human rights abuses.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s administration worries that decreased oil output could push up the price of gasoline right before the Nov. 8 midterm elections, when Democrats will defend their control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has yet to announce what steps Washington might take in response to the cuts. Blinken said during the news conference in Peru that Washington would not do anything that infringes upon its interests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s, first and foremost, what will guide us, and we will keep all of those interests in mind and consult closely with all the relevant stakeholders as we decide on any steps going forward,\u201d Blinken said.<\/p>\n<p><em>By Humeyra Pamuk<\/em><\/p>\n<p>   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-reuters\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LIMA\u2014The United States is reviewing various options regarding its relationship with Saudi Arabia after Riyadh and other OPEC+ nations agreed this week to large cuts in oil production, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday. \u201cAs for the relationship [with Riyadh] going forward, we\u2019re reviewing a number of response options. 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