To take a step further back, given Saudi’s cooling relationship with the US and the fragile state of the petro-dollar Israeli aggression in Gaza might have wider reprecussions in the Arab world, weakening America’s position by association.
definitely. KSA has been playing both sides of the trade war but now the normalization of Saudi-Israeli relations is at risk. and with KSA joining BRICS, the west doesn’t hold nearly as much sway in the Middle East. Israel will soon be the only state there where the US has significant soft power. real cool zone hours
If Israel is forced to give up the Negev, doesn’t that open up a huge opportunity for a KSA oil pipeline through “friendly” territory to the African continent?
The US has irreparably pissed off almost every major oil and gas producing power so if the Arab states turn against it, we could be looking at another OPEC embargo.
Double funny if OPEC also includes the EU for supporting Israel. Give those arrogant Eurocrats something to think about over winter.
To take a step further back, given Saudi’s cooling relationship with the US and the fragile state of the petro-dollar Israeli aggression in Gaza might have wider reprecussions in the Arab world, weakening America’s position by association.
definitely. KSA has been playing both sides of the trade war but now the normalization of Saudi-Israeli relations is at risk. and with KSA joining BRICS, the west doesn’t hold nearly as much sway in the Middle East. Israel will soon be the only state there where the US has significant soft power. real cool zone hours
If Israel is forced to give up the Negev, doesn’t that open up a huge opportunity for a KSA oil pipeline through “friendly” territory to the African continent?
The US has irreparably pissed off almost every major oil and gas producing power so if the Arab states turn against it, we could be looking at another OPEC embargo.
Double funny if OPEC also includes the EU for supporting Israel. Give those arrogant Eurocrats something to think about over winter.
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