Trump critics rethink US policy toward Saudi Arabia - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Bruce Riedel

Bruce Riedel

Jul 2, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during family photo session with other leaders and attendees at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC187E92FB00 — US President Donald Trump speaks with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a family photo session with other leaders and attendees at the G-20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019. — REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud receives a gift from Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in Manama, Bahrain, November 26, 2018. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY? - RC12300BE420

Saudi crown prince on goodwill tour as royal family frets

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Members of UAE-backed southern Yemeni separatist forces patrol a road during clashes with government forces in Aden, Yemen August 10, 2019. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman - RC14A6592690

Riyadh faces new setback in south Yemen

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Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi stands with Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah during the group photo with Arab leaders, ahead of the 30th Arab Summit in Tunis, Tunisia March 31, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/Pool - RC17FA0F57C0

King Salman is back in the saddle

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Joe Biden, then US vice president, is welcomed by Saudi Arabia's then foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on arrival in Riyadh in October 2011

Biden gambles there's more to gain by courting Saudis

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