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Saudis Aim To Derail Iran Nuclear Deal With Oil Diplomacy

Like the Israelis, the Saudis are concerned about the security ramifications of the deal’s renewal, but they are even more worried that removing the sanctions that have kept Iran out of oil markets could weaken them.

AP/Lisa Leutner, file
The logo of the Organization of the Petroleoum Exporting Countries outside of OPEC's headquarters at Vienna, Austria, March 3, 2022. AP/Lisa Leutner, file
BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

As Israeli politicians quarrel over how much influence they have, if any, when it comes to Washington’s efforts to renew the nuclear deal with Tehran, Saudi Arabia is launching a power play to prevent President Biden from easing Iran’s re-entry into global oil markets.  

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BENNY AVNI
BENNY AVNI

Benny Avni is a columnist who has published in the New York Post, WSJOpinion, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Israel Radio, Ha’Aretz, and others. Once New York Sun, always New York Sun.

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