Blinken meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid strained relations
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to strengthen strained ties with Saudi Arabia as the kingdom forges closer to China and Russia.
Tensions also are still present following President Biden's pledge to make Saudi Arabia "a pariah" following the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
Despite conflict, a relationship remains due to Saudi Arabia's reliance on America as a security guarantor for the wider Middle East in response to Iran's nuclear program, and shared common interests in striking a lasting cease-fire in Sudan and ending the kingdom's war in Yemen, according to The Associated Press.
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