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Biden says he doesn’t regret Saudi trip, even as OPEC+ agrees to cut production

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President Biden said Thursday he doesn’t regret his controversial visit to Saudi Arabia, even after the kingdom ignored his pleas to increase oil production and announced this week that OPEC+ would cut supply.
“No,” Mr. Biden said when asked if he regretted the trip. “The trip was not essentially about oil. The trip was about the Middle East and about Israel and rationalization of positions. But it is a disappointment and says that there are problems.”
Mr. Biden was widely panned for the July visit to Saudi Arabia, which has come under fire by the international community over its human rights records. Families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks slammed the president for not pressing harder about the kingdom’s alleged ties to the terrorist strikes.
The president was also lambasted for fist-bumping Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, who U.

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