Washington, Amid Outrage Over Saudi Arabia’s Takeover of Golf, Seeks To Mend Ties With Riyadh

Conferring with Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman this week, Secretary Blinken attempts to highlight our shared interests, even refrains from wagging fingers at the Saudis’ weekend announcement of oil production cuts.

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Secretary Blinken meets with Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, at Jeddah, June 7, 2023. Amer Hilabi/pool via AP

As President Biden finally seems ready to repair the damage he caused early in his presidency by attempting to turn an important Mideast ally, Saudi Arabia, into a pariah state, a holy outrage is engulfing Washington over Riyadh’s takeover of professional golf.

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