US Seeks 'Reset' After Biden 'Miscalculated' Saudi Relationship

President Joe Biden prepares for meeting with other G7 leaders at Elmau Castle near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on June 28. (Clemens Bilan/Getty Images)

By    |   Wednesday, 29 June 2022 06:30 AM EDT ET

With the White House seeking a full "reset" with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ahead of President Joe Biden's trip to the Middle East next month, foreign relations experts say the about-face signals a recognition that the Biden administration miscalculated the way it handled U.S.-Saudi relations.

The decades-long strategic security-for-oil partnership between the U.S. and the Kingdom grew icy after Biden vowed to make Saudi Arabia a "pariah" state over its mistreatment of people, violations of international law, and involvement in the 2008 killing of writer and activist Jamal Khashoggi.

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With the White House seeking a full "reset" with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ahead of President Joe Biden's trip to the Middle East next month, experts say the about-face signals a recognition that the administration miscalculated the way it handled U.S.-Saudi relations.
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