Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammad Bin Salman with US president Joe Biden |
The US and Saudi Arabia are face to face with the reduction in oil production of OPEC Plus, the Organization of the Oil Exporting Countries. America is a constant attacker on this decision of Saudi Arabia. Now two leaders in America have demanded that the supply of arms to Saudi Arabia should be stopped.
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The friendship between Saudi Arabia and America has soured since the decision of the Organization of the Oil Exporting Countries OPEC Plus to reduce oil production. America is constantly making sharp statements against Saudi Arabia. The Saudi side has also given a befitting response to the US statements. Meanwhile, there is a demand in the US that the US should stop the supply of weapons, security equipment or aid for their maintenance with Saudi.
If this happens and this ban is imposed by the US, then there can be a big setback for Saudi Arabia, because at present Saudi Arabia is heavily dependent on America in defense matters.
US lawmakers Richard Blumenthal and Ro Khanna have demanded a ban on arms trade with Saudi. At the same time, both the lawmakers said that Saudi Arabia should ban all types of commercial sales and foreign military sales for one year. Along with this, the buying and selling of safety equipment should also be stopped.
Saudi Arabia's army will be affected if America stops American leaders said in their resolution in the House that most of Saudi Arabia's weapons are made in America, in such a situation, if it is banned, then it will have a lot of impact on Saudi Arabia's army. At the same time, Saudi Arabia is so dependent on US military technology that it will take years for it to become self-sufficient or find an alternative.
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US lawmaker Ro Khanna said that Saudi cannot immediately turn to Russia or China in defense matters. Ro Khanna said that the kind of weapons America is providing, it will take at least 10 years for Saudi to get such weapons from somewhere else. Ro Khanna further said that in fact, if Saudi does not have American technicians, then their air force will come to the ground in a day.
At the same time, US lawmaker Richard Blumenthal said that if the Saudi Air Force is not supported by America, then there will be a lot of problems and it will not be able to last even a few months. Saudi Arabia's army will be affected if America stops American leaders said in their resolution in the House that most of Saudi Arabia's weapons are made in America, in such a situation, if it is banned, then it will have a lot of impact on Saudi Arabia's army. At the same time, Saudi Arabia is so dependent on US military technology that it will take years for it to become self-sufficient or find an alternative.
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US lawmaker Ro Khanna said that Saudi cannot immediately turn to Russia or China in defense matters. Ro Khanna said that the kind of weapons America is providing, it will take at least 10 years for Saudi to get such weapons from somewhere else. Ro Khanna further said that in fact, if Saudi does not have American technicians, then their air force will come to the ground in a day.
At the same time, US lawmaker Richard Blumenthal said that if the Saudi Air Force is not supported by America, then there will be a lot of problems and it will not be able to last even a few months.
US F-15 Fighter Fleet of Saudi Arabian Air Force! America's modern F-15 fighter jets are currently the strength of the Royal Saudi Arabian Air Force (RSAF). In 2015, when Saudi Arabia did an air attack in the Yemen war, the Air Force soldiers had to face a lot of trouble. The pilots had to contact satellite phones during the flight due to the radio signal not working properly.
At that time America also helped Saudi fighter jets in the refueling of fighter jets. It is clear from such incidents that if the US stops its support completely, then the Saudi Air Force may have to face a difficult situation. However, the Saudi Arabian Air Force has F-16 as well as non-America Eurofighter Typhoons and Panavia Tornado fleets.
Nicholas Heras, director at the New Line Institute, said Saudi Arabia should take the example from the UAE and buy weapons from different suppliers. This will have the advantage that if there are political differences with any country in the future, then it will not affect the defense sector.
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Saudi Arabia is a big customer of the US defense sector Nichols said that America is a big defense industry, which not only supplies weapons, but is also better than any other country dealing in weapons in terms of maintenance and response. Saudi Arabia is a big customer for the same US defense sector, which means that US arms suppliers also like to do business with Saudi.
Ryan Bohl, a senior expert on Middle East affairs, says in a conversation with Forbes Magazine that it will take years to replace the weapons Saudi is taking or has taken from America. Along with this many other things will also be needed. Ryan said that only after purchasing any new fighter jet, Saudi will have to train its pilots for at least two years. Also, new buyers will have to be negotiated in a new way, which will also be an adjusting condition for the Saudi Defense Department.
However, if the US now imposes sanctions on Saudi in the matter of defense, then for some time the weapons that are already there can be used. But without the help of America, doing any mission for Saudi will also be very risky.
Ryan further said that now either Saudi Arabia should be dependent on its other weapons, which have not been bought from America. Or wait for the end of this ongoing diplomatic war with America. America is furious since the decision of OPEC Plus
The decision of the Organization of the Oil Exporting Countries to cut oil is also a matter of concern for the Joe Biden government of America, because the mid-term elections are going to start in November. Expensive oil is a big political issue in America. For this reason, Joe Biden wanted OPEC Plus not to decide on any cuts at a time when oil prices are already very expensive globally.
Joe Biden was constantly trying to talk to Saudi Arabia for this reason. Joe Biden's visit to Saudi in the year 2022 was also due to this reason. While the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia is accused of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Despite that, Joe Biden went to Saudi Arabia and discussed many important matters with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Joe Biden was somewhere convinced that OPEC Plus would not make such a decision. However, this did not happen and what Biden feared, the same decision was taken by OPEC Plus. Since this decision, the talks between the US and Saudi Arabia have been deteriorating.
Russia is also a part of OPEC Plus organization
In fact, there are 24 members of the OPEC Plus organization, which is dominated by Saudi Arabia, of which Russia is also a part. In such a situation, Russia was already saying that oil production should be reduced by 1 million barrels per day. Russia was saying only 1 million barrels, but OPEC Plus surprised even Vladimir Putin by directly reducing oil production by 2 million barrels per day. America believes that this decision of OPEC Plus will benefit Russia. Whereas Western countries including America have been continuously besieging Russia due to the war with Ukraine.
However, Saudi Arabia also vehemently rejected this allegation and said that there was no political reason behind this decision. Let us tell you that Russia is also a big oil exporter, which is currently selling oil in many countries including India, Pakistan.
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