US slow walks punitive measure against Saudi Arabia as regional tension spills into Qatar World Cup

By James M. Dorsey

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Recent Saudi efforts to appease the Biden administration in the wake of the kingdom’s backing of last month’s OPEC+ oil production cut take on added significance in the wake of this week’s US midterm elections that have strengthened Joe Biden…