I think the Saudis are balking on the agreement Blinkin proposed. The US demands an all-or-nothing agreement with no wiggle for negotiations. There is an article on CNN but I do not think I can post it on FR. I’ve lost track of what can and what cannot be posted from which website.
https://www.reuters.com/world/blinken-says-us-saudi-pacts-could-be-weeks-away-completion-2024-05-22/
MBS shows he is able to throw sand in the machinery. He has Russia and China to fall back on. And the rest of the BRICS.
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