US Finds Others Aligned Against It in Saudi-Sparked Oil Row
A dispute over oil has shown how countries are willing to push back against the US
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When US President Joe Biden accused Saudi Arabia of siding with Russia over oil, Riyadh cast itself as an emerging power that stands up to Washington and looks after its own interests - and that’s been winning cheerleaders.
Saudi Arabia rallied crude exporters behind a 2 million barrel oil output cut by OPEC+, the crude exporters group Riyadh steers with Russia. But Turkey and China also spoke out in Saudi Arabia’s defense, even though as energy importers they suffer from the Oct 5 move that keeps oil around $90 as the economic outlook darkens.