the president is in the middle east. inflation hits 941% in june and the january 6 committee hearing continues. we want to know what is the top story of the wood for you. is it one of the ones i mentioned or something else. give us a call only by party affiliation. democrats, (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8001. independence, (202) 748-8002. you can send us a tweet at c-span wj. welcome to washington journal. before we get to your calls, i want to show you the front pages of the newspapers this morning, all three newspapers have that same story and the fist bump between president biden and the crown prince of saudi arabia. this here is the new york times and the wall street journal. the president is still in saudi arabia and he was asked about what he said to the prince about slain journalists.

our new framework for the middle east has five key principles. i would like to share them with you today. the united states world support and strengthen partnerships with countries who subscribe to the rules-based of international order. we will make sure that those countries can defend themselves against foreign threats. the united states and into the countries around the table are an essential part of that order. we reject use of brute force to change borders. the entire group voted in the general assembly to condemn russia's invasion of ukraine. it was an watershed -- a watershed moment. it shows territorial integrity, i want to be clear. supporting the rule-based order does not mean we have to agree on every issue. it does mean that we outline around core principles. about us work together on the most pressing global challenges -- it means we work together on the most pressing global challenges. we are committing millions of dollars to alleviate food insecurity in the region with more than $1 billion coming from the united states. on energy s

lets trip actually added to the problems in the middle east.— in the middle east.ther, there is the first of a number of debates taking place, they will continue through the weekend, they will then continue beyond the weekend as the number of candidates is reduced on monday by british conservatives voting again to whittle the list down. the three frontrunners are pretty clear. rishi sunak, the former chancellor, liz truss, the foreign secretary, and penny mordant who is relatively unknownjunior penny mordant who is relatively unknown junior minister. penny mordant who is relatively unknownjunior minister. give us penny mordant who is relatively unknown junior minister. give us a sense of what your impressions are of these three and what they might mean, if anything different, for britain? , . ' britain? they will be different. each primer— britain? they will be different. each primer minister - britain? they will be different. each primer minister brings i britain? they will be different. each primer minister brings a l each primer minister brings a different— each

but a renewable middle east.he echo system of sustainable, under your leadership with will continue transforming our region from a source of global tension to a source of global stability, progress. we middle east could grow into a meeting point and combine medical research, clean energy, food security, peaceful exchange among faint in vivo. this is the blessing will bring in the coming days your meeting. just as we are united in promoting peace and cooperation in the middle east, where also united in our opposition to our wrongs and that of its proxies and driver nuclear weapons capability. which is one of the greatest threats to this region and perhaps the world at large. we know the united states is committed to security as you have reiterated throughout this visit. this was underscored in the important jerusalem joint declaration, which you prime minister lapid agreed and signed today. echo your own ironclad unshakable commitment to israel's security and well-being. i commend your administration clear moral s

that's the message from tehran as it it accuses the us of inflaming tensions in the middle east. as joe biden wraps up his 1st presidential visit to the region and as re longer is gripped by mass outrage over shortages of food and fuel. the south asian country seeks rushes help to provide much needed energy supplies. we hear from locals struggling to cope with the crisis. we're only able to give our children now once a day. the counting and gab basic amounts in foreign children. with broadcasting, lot of direct from our studios in moscow. this is our to international. i'm john thomas. certainly glad to have you with us. now we start with updates on the war in ukraine as incoming artillery fire is reported in russia's course region near the ukrainian border. in massive blaze, reportedly from the shelling has been captured in the video posted on social media . some the border area has been experiencing incoming fire for weeks. the regions governor has said that the russian military has been advancing in nearby and ukraine's neighboring sumi region for this footage was released by t

. >> president biden continues his middle east trip this morning visiting saudi arabia. watch live coverage of his arrival at 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span two. you can also watch our free mobile video app c-span now or online at c-span.org. >> during his trip to the middle east, president biden received the medal of honor from the israeli president. after spending three days in the region, he traveled to saudi arabia for the next leg of his trip. this runs 25 minutes. please ride bryce for the state the president of israel and the president of the united states of america the honorable joseph r biden. moco moco moco moco moco moco moco moco moco. that's the honorable joseph r biden junior, president of the six avenue america his excellency yair lapid the state of israel. ministers, collective members, religious leaders, excellencies, distinguished leaders and honored guests. mr. president you are the 16th consecutive american president with whom my family has had the privilege of engaging for over 80 years fdr was the first one. i am so delighted to host you here in the

both on the world stage and in the middle east. around the world we are seeing efforts to undermine the rules-based order. but china's increasingly course of actions in the in the pacific and beyond, russia's brutal and unprovoked war against its neighbor in ukraine with a razz destabilizing activities here in the middle east we've also seen critical changes. for the first time since 9/11, an american president is visiting this region without american troops being engaged in combat and acommon mission in the region . will always honor the bravery and selflessness of the and sacrifices of the americans who served including my son major the lighting who was stationed in iraq for a year and will never forget the memory of the 7000 54 american troops who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving iniraq, afghanistan and elsewhere over the last two decades . but today i'm proud to be able to say that the era of land wars in the region, worth involving hugenumbers of american forces is not underway . but we maintain both the capacity and

let's begin in the middle east.den is engaged in this middle east trip, started in israel, met the palestinian leader, then on to saudi arabia to meet muhammad bin salman, the controversial crown prince. what does he want from this visit? what is he seeking from saudi arabia, particularly? i think this is a trip that you could see he did not really want to make. it is controversial, particularly in the democratic party, because of mohammed bin salman�*s record on human rights, because of it is being seen as a backtracking on his promises on climate change. biden has billed this as primarily about regional security, about, you know, fostering greater ties between israel and arab countries under the abraham accords, pushing that further. you know, building, possibly extending the yemen ceasefire. but ultimately, it is about getting more oilfrom saudi arabia. that is probably the most challenging part of the trip. from what we understand, he is unlikely to leave with any concrete commitments on that front. it remains t

the middle east. he's been having talks with leaders on the sidelines of the meeting, including his m rossi counterpart. shake mohammed been zeit, i'll nissan. later delegates will be discussing issues from security, cooperation to food and energy. will biden us bogged criticism at home soon after his arrival in saudi arabia on friday, by bumping fists with the saudi crown. prince whitehouse correspond kimmy holcombe reports us president joe biden arrived in saudi arabia to a subdued reception that may have been because of his past comments about the kingdom . we would run in fact make them pay the price and make them, in fact, the pariah that they are applied. she made as a presidential candidate after a cia report suggested the saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomon may have ordered the 2018 killing of journalists, jamal could, shall g. the president's goal is to reset relations and convinced the kingdom to pump more oil to bring down fuel prices in the united states. i'm doing all i can to increas

this trip to the middle east is and nowthis trip to the middle east is obviously coming against , thisp so he's kind of trying to show that you know he wants to have a foreign policy success. but in terms of energy policy, energy politics as well as supply chain security, he is actually someone who is getting things done. but he has very little to show for what he has actually been promising, and it's also kind of doubtful that he will be able to actually show anything in terms of success on this particular trip. so biden is very much with a , back against the wall. we've got midterm elections, as you were already saying, and so people are looking at him and saying, what does he have to show for himself? and he is entering into a region that -- and that is not just a biden problem, for three consecutive presidents, it has actually been left by its own devices, and vacuums have been filled by local players and buy extra-regional players such as russia and china, competitors to the u.s. so the united states is coming as a superpower to the region , but no longer really received undergrou

we need a security arrangement in the middle east where we can come together to combat terrorism, whichr problem, look at where it is. t syria is. not only the mid east but the wider world. compare that to afghanistan in 2001 where human -- where in the remote case of afghanistan could manage to pull off that terrible attack on september 11th, and now we're talking about thousands and thousands of militants, well equipped, well trained n the heartland of the urban middle east. it's a danger. we need to bring the neighborhood together as part of a common architecture to push back against these elements, but also really attend to the fundamental challenges that the middle east is facing, jobs, economic challenges that we are faced with, the terrible, terrible climate changes that are affecting the entire neighborhood. >> so let me translate what i think you're saying, which is, yes, we should have a nuclear deal. >> yes, of course. >> but it's even more than that. you're talking about -- >> -- an integration of our part of the world. >> a reconciliation? >> indeed. the by the way, iraq is

towards the bathhouse, but personally in the middle east they laugh at him.merica is gradually leaving the region. uh to america uh, growing uh. distrust, especially after the americans left afghanistan so shamefully after standing there for 20 years, so they look at the americans very skeptically and at the same time. uh, now you remembered the story with jamal khashogeh uh hmm crown prince of saudi arabia muhammad bin salman, e in december 2018. e was at the g20 summit in argentina, and then such a zone formed around him, emptiness. no one comes up, no one shakes hands. well, guess from the first time who came up and shook, uh, came up and perhaps the russian leader a, but uh? the saudis do not forgive such things and will not forgive the west, yes, then there were no bidens. but the saudis remember all this well, and therefore do not only in the calculation. how much to sell there? how much to buy if saudi arabia has excess oil, the point is this mistrust towards america and therefore it is unlikely that he will quarrel with someone there, well, and he wil

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that's certainly playing in these discussions in the middle east.he biden administration says steps saudi arabia is taking and will take in the coming days, he says, will drive down oil prices and provide some relief. yesterday he said that relief should be come wng a week or sour. our chief white house correspondent is following me, kaitlan collins. kaitlan, it's clear the president has a lot going on. the stakes in the u.s. are enormous. >> absolutely. he's working to restore his image on the world stage following the death of journalist jamal khashoggi. when we spoke with officials before going to the trip, what did president biden seek to gain with someone he once vowed was a pariah. they talked about security, they talked about oil, and a lot of the issues the leaders are discussing today in addition to the iran. you ask what do the saudis get. it's rehabilitation for mbs, the meeting with president biden and the photos. that's why the saudis were so quick to act on that. he's walking away, mbs, as this is helping his world image on the big sta

s. president joe biden walks a tight rope insensitive talks in the middle east bivens and saudi arabia for summit on security. and oil is also match with the saudi crown prince asking him for support. also coming up europe welters, as temperatures across the continent. the summer heat has already caused devastating wildfire in france, portugal, greece and spain. and ukraine accuses russia of using a captured nuclear power plant to store weapons and shell targets. nitro and other cities come under fire. ah, i'm monica jones. good, happy with us. you as president joe biden has joined a summit and saudi arabia biden met saudi arabia's crown prince. muhammad been summoned, raising the issue on the murder of dissident journalist, jamal castro, ve the to have had frosty ties since bite and bow to make the kingdom a pariah over the killing hole. re earliest, dw washington correspondent carolina shamore. y biden. changed his mind to engage with the crown prince. what president biden himself said that this trip to the middle east is mainly about promoting us interests, especially in economic te

policy in the middle east after serving as u.s.mbassador to israel for five years, twice, in the clinton administration and in the obama administration, serving as a special envoy. congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz as a leader in congress on all issues of importance to jewish democrats, including support to israel, defending democracy, combating gun violence, and defending reproductive rights. thanks to the three of you for joining us today. before we focused on israel, i would note that president biden is about to take the stage in riyadh, where in an unprecedented development, he flew hours ago from israel directly. let's start there. we will start with ambassador schapiro. what can we expect from the president's speech in saudi arabia which is about to start? mr. schapiro: thank you. it is good to be with everybody to talk about this historic visit. the president landed in jeddah, not riyadh, for a meeting with saudi leadership and in the next 24 hours, gcc members as well as leaders of egypt, jordan and iraq very meaningfu

will not walk away from the middle east. it's quite canada to ask how much the middle east once the americans to stay, especially now when washington has so little to offer. although we'll can await, might not even be an option any more you're going to do. i guess so the policy was b as in the 1980s to bring down the only places to an extent captain rush us in. ringback or i didn't know that we know was that maybe on the final phase of the soviet union. now, every player that he was attempting by getting to so get to pick up the less i think with a so i think one see this because i think the natural thing finished. this would be that it's not dying before so that it does start grading. it's all in which i know you are local and we already have c, a c or in from washer. and it is a can bring it to it, but it, with, in, or in, from russia. in other words, it's what it's should be in the middle of a policy for them in the fall sheet that are listed by the nations and to be buried some for when we saw the trends, missing their h

here's our policy or find it for day, middle east purpose over. but the question of what's actually achieved is still up in the air. his bid for more and cheap oil has been blown out of the water. i will see the impact of this visit. i suspect you won't see that for another a couple weeks. we, i'd say as a canopy, its oil production beyond 13000000 barrels a day. and after shining the kingdom over the 2018 killing of saudi journalist, jamal cash hockey, all eyes were on what might in which state to the conference i in thank you. thank you. thank you. that's exactly what bite enabled saudi arabia while on his campaign trail back in 2019. but now biting his tongue, he came asking for a favor while still trying to save his own face. correct, calling out of saudi's prior, i don't hear anything. i said, but you don't. cisco bump a to wyatt, do you? mm mm. i did makita from the gulf compilation council. invite him to place it into the united arab emirates to washington. also announcing 1000000000 dollars to many hung guy in the region, while his overall

will not walk away from the middle east. it's quite another to ask how much the middle east won the americans to stay, especially now when washington has so little to offer. although walking away might not even be an option anymore. i think the history books, remember this trip as, as a sort of tipping point of how little power, how little influence, how little he went to germany and really has affect any more intimate lease. you know, it was really basically an event. you know, we live in new, well now a multi polar wealth whereby russia, china, india, turkey, and a few others are forming a block and alliance in the world, just growing exponentially. and which is going to be much, much bigger power in the world than america ever. was transition going on? so u. s. a gemini, hasn't really played much role in the middle east for the last 5 or 6 years. and you can see that it's changing the whole the whole arena is changing. sri lanka has been in turmoil, over shortages of fuel and other essential goods such as food and medicin

president biden is in israel and met with the israeli prime minister today to discuss iran and middle east peace talks. this is his first trip to the region while in office. announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please rise as we welcome the prime minister of the state of israel, his excellency, yair lapid, and the president of the united states of america, the honorable joseph r. biden jr. the president of the united states and the prime minister of the state of israel will now sign the jerusalem-u.s.-israel strategic partnership joint declaration. this reaffirms the unbreakable bond between the united states of america and the state of israel and paves the way to a future of increased partnership based on shared values and a shared vision. [applause] announcer: tha*urbgs prime minister lapid and president biden. the prime minister of the state of israel will make his statement, followed by the president of the united states. after which we'll take questions by the media. prime minister yair lapid, the floor is yours. p.m. lapid: thank you, mr. president, in march, 1965, on dr. martin luther k

it's a presidential trip to the middle east, crafted by 3 p. the pandemic, the palestinians, and the pariah. to day joe biden arrived in israel. his 1st visit to the country is u. s. president. a visit delayed by the corona virus pandemic, and a visit with lo, if any expectations on reanimating talks about the 2 state solution between israelis and palestinians. later this week, it's off to saudi arabia, a kingdom that candidate biden once labeled a pariah which press.

and the sad part is that the fight in sick for to the middle east. the 1st one in this presidency was marked by a strong and t iran sentiment, and that was both in israel and also in saudi arabia. and we have to realize that this is jerusalem declaration that fight and same with the israeli authorities. either really, it really is quite shocking because they're still leaving this military option, the table and the really have you run as a target. and so i think a very, very much that this is a dangerous situation. and the iranian government is correct. if you run the public, they are spreading it all over the region. biden's sabre rattling comes as the u. s . president has failed to win an immediate oil output increase and a regional security alliance at the arab summit. with more on how biden's middle east tour dashed us hopes for a grand return to the region. here's our she's post here. findings for day, middle east trip is over, but the question of what's actually achieved is still up in the air. his bid for more and she put boil, has been blown o

a gemini hasn't really played much role in the middle east for the last 5 or 6 years. and you can see that it's changing how the whole the whole arena is changing. now, in the aftermath of biden's controversial trip to the middle east terran has slammed his policy in the region, accusing the u. s. of spreading iran a phobic sentiments. the u. s. is once more trying to create tensions and crises across the region through relying on the failed policy of iran, a phobia, a joint statement released after biden's trip to israel emphasize us lead efforts to prevent her on from building a nuclear bomb. biden has asserted the u. s. could use military force against iran as a quote. last resort. earlier this week around president promised a harsh response to any escalation by washington or its allies, political analyst and researcher christopher holly says the u. s. in israel, c, a ran as a geopolitical threat. iran in 79 after the you know, the overthrow of the shop. they don't want to listen to washington. they wanted to have their own foreign policy. they are, they are very mu

s. president joe biden walks a tightrope and sensitive talks in the middle east by entails arab leaders. washington will maintain its commitment to the region as you talk on the saudi crown prince, the over the murder of a journalist, jamal cash okey also coming up. europe is welters. as temperatures saw across the continent, the summer heat has already caused devastating wildfires in france or to go greece and spain. and ukraine accuses russia off using a captured nuclear power plant to store weapons and shell targets. nick pro and other cities come under fire. ah, monica jones, good to have you with us. you as president joe biden has wrapped up a visit to saudi arabia for a regional security and energy summit. biden told to arab leaders, america would maintain its commitment to the middle east. he says, washington will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by china, russia, or iran, and talks with the saudi crown prince by the also raised the murder of the decided journalist jamal kiasha geese hungry soon released. earlier i asked d. w a washington correspondent, catalina che,

s. cells, massive amounts of arms across the middle east, in flaming tensions. earlier this week runs president promised a harsh response to any escalation by washington, or if l life right now, biden's saber rattling comes as the u. s. president has failed to win an immediate oil output increase and the regional security alliance at the arab summit with more on how biden's middle east tour poor dashed u. s. hopes for a grand return to the region. his are to use policy or findings for day, middle east trip is over, but the question of what's actually achieved is still up in the air. his bed for more and cheap oil has been blown out of the water. i want to see the impact of this visit. i suspect you won't see that for another a couple weeks. we, i'd say as a canopy, its oil production beyond 13000000 barrels a day. and off to shunning the kingdom over the 2018 killing of saudi german is jamal cash hockey. all eyes were on what might and would say to the conference i in thank you. thank you. thank you. that's exactly what bite enabled saudi arabia while on his cam

and it's trying to do here is to reset the relationship to saudi arabia until the middle east. he wants to see if the u, as in saudi arabia, can work together in a different issues like for example, energy, but also climate infrastructure. and for security, of course, the question remains, how do date start over, especially after bite? and one said that's are you ready as a pariah state. and where did he go from here? now of course are working together is always a good thing, but it is quite a change of hearts. what exactly does the u. s. president want from this visit? well, if we follow his announcement before he is started this trip of wanting to promote you as interest in the release, we can rapidly see and conclude that protection of oil is of course in the focus. and one of the main concern step item is taking to the middle east gasoline prices worldwide. and also here in the u. s. has been increasing during the last month. and this, combined with the highest inflation in the u as is just the worse makes for bite and, and for the democrats in an election year. so, preside

and very different middle east from by this last trip. now he started his trip in israel and his last visit obviously wasn't uncontroversial. stop. what do you think tele vivas hoping to get out of this visit? might the actual visit the presidential visit of someone like joe biden, boucher, an appeal profile ahead of the november elections that well, i mean, certainly yearly paid. indeed, any israeli politician will try to get some type of mileage for domestic reasons. ahead of the elections provided being seen with biden isn't to toxic, but now the overwriting is really concerns or let's keep the focus on iran and who needs to talk about, published on. and by that i mean, of course, that there are no serious is relative policy negotiations. there haven't been any of substance since 2014. and i would argue there haven't been any significant israeli palestinian negotiation since 2009 the 1st year when joe biden was, was vice president. and israel doesn't want to change. israel wants to maintain its autonomy, including over the occupied ter

not the wild west, but the middle east. its power, america's ability to control middle eastern turbulence is limited. joe biden and israel's acting prime minister, yair lapid, signed a declaration billed as historic. in fact, it had all been said before, but israel needed him to say it again. i made it absolutely clear we will not, let me say it again, we will not allow iran to acquire a nuclear weapon. for israel, it starts with a conventional, not nuclear, threat, on the heavily fortified border with lebanon, three hours�* drive north from jerusalem. it's one of the most dangerous potential flashpoints in the middle east. i'll show you a couple of places over here. that's because it's a front line between the israelis and iran's strongest ally and client, hezbollah. if we'll stand over here, like a couple more minutes, we will see people of hezbollah coming over here. both sides have worked hard to keep the border quiet, since hezbollah fought israel to a standstill in a war in 2006. but when hezbollah appeared, they were

to revisit an understanding of how much the middle east has shifted. recent survey that will reportedly be released tomorrow actually shows a radical change across five key countries in the middle east with 72% for saudi arabia's wide range reforms and reducing the power of religious authorities and liberating societies and economic diversification. i think this will lead to a shift with president biden. brent: this should be music to the ears of the biden administration though, right? these sound like positive changesn public opinion you are describing. guest: absolutely, but interesting enough as the report detail says, there is a great misunderstanding with the assumption that whereas only 46% of the west believe that the middle east -- 72% see the west as partners. i think there is a lot that has been going on in a very polarized u.s. that has distorted the reality on the ground and how fast the middle east is moving into a ace that is potentially a more positive ally for the united states. brent: would you say that the nuclear threat posed by iran

they have seen many of their soldiers killed in conflicts here in the middle east.ammed bin salman, the saudi crown prince, he's gotjust about everything he wanted, hasn't he? he's just been on a tour of the middle east, going to different countries, including here to turkey, where he met president erdogan. he has really been pushing saudi arabia's place — notjust in the middle east, but on the world stage as well. and, yes, he will look at this and he will see this very much as a pr victory. what the kingdom of saudi arabia is doing now in so many different ways is trying to to rehabilitate itself. you see them buying premier league football teams and you see them having golf tournaments. and there are all these accusations of sports washing, greenwashing, as they try and push their environmental agenda and talk about moving away from oil. for 50 years, perhaps more than that, american presidents have gone to israel or met the israeli leaders with the idea of trying to get some sort of solution to the basic issue between the israelis and the palestinians. that seem

will not walk away from the middle east. it's quite another to ask how much the middle east won the americans to stay, especially now when washington has so little to offer. although we'll can wait, might not even be an option anymore. you're going to do a so the policy would be practiced in the 1980s to bring back the only places to an extent cut in the rush just in good order. i didn't know that. we know was that if maybe on the final phase of the soviet union, no, every player that he was attempting by getting to so good. they've got the open list. i think we've, we've been there. this is, this is bob with natural finish. this would be that it's not dying before. so then it starts grading, it's oil, which i know if you want. i didn't know this one and we already have seen that so good, but to see or in from washer. and in addition to that, so going to bring it to it, but it was on the basis of in or in, from russia. in other words, it's why settings a should be in the middle of the machine and hopefully that we are a butc

it is his first trip to the middle east as president. it is precisely because the world is becoming more geopolitically competitive, especially in the indo pacific in europe that we need to remain intensively engaged in the middle east. the middle east is deeply interwoven with the rest of the world. and if we act now to create a more peaceful and stable region, it will pay dividends for the american national interests and for the american people. for years to come. president biden's fundamental objectives when it comes to the middle east are straightforward. a region with more stability and fewer wars that could draw the united states in a region that is less hospitable to terrorism that threatens americans. a region that is helping address global energy security. at a moment when russia's war against ukraine is roiling global energy markets, a region where no foreign power can dominate or gain strategic advantage over the united states. a region that is making progress towards greater human rights and greater human dignity. and despite

c, region and the middle east, free of a weapons of mass destruction, loss a little. and it is important to continue joint work to repel and deter terrorist attacks on civilian facilities and vital regions. and the kingdom of saudi arabia and the united arab emirates and to curb the threat of the threat to a maritime navigations, another sion. and this is regard and, and on with them pertaining to yemen. we appreciate the efforts of our brothers in yemen. on top of them is the leadership council, and it's supporting her entities. and we are firm our complete support to their efforts to achieve security. stability in yemen, and we are driven by hope our little for unified internet and for the unified efforts to attack whole the humidity and conditions in our region. especially developments in iraq, syria, libya, latham and lebanon, of afghanistan, and other regional issues that still cast its shadow on the stability of the security of the region, mrs. mitchell. regarding the, i see a russian ukrainian crisis. we affirm our principle position based on the international

we are clear about the challenges in the middle east. we know where we have the greatest capacity to help drive positive outcomes. our objective, are focus is on being realistic and achievable. we want to target resources, rebuild trust, and deliver real results. we will operate in the context of the middle east as it is today. it is more united than it has been in years. the gcc is a prime example of that. former rivals reestablished diplomatic and i'm no ties. new memberships are being forged. we are starting to see the middle east through the lens of opening an opportunity. let me state is clearly, the united states is going to remain active and engaged partner in the middle east. as a world goes more competitive, the challenges that we face a more complex. it is becoming clear to me that our interests are interwoven with the middle east. we will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by china, russia, or iran. we will seek to build on this moment of leadership. we have five key principles that we would like to very briefly sha

will not walk away from the middle east. it's quite another to ask how much the middle east once the americans to stay, especially now when washington has so little to offer. although we'll can await, might not even be an option anymore. we'll get more on the story now. we're going to go live to former indian ambassador and foreign service veteran m k. bob kumar. thank you very much for joining us on the program. now the 1st thing i want to ask you about is the fact that saudi arabia says it's relations with the u. s. and china are not mutually exclusive. what do you make of re ads position here? and what kind of message do you think they're trying to send to other countries? i think there's so many couple of days, you know, so that traditionally we didn't the same then keeps to taught students. so most of the time. but you know, for the 1st time, you know, a 30 strategic on me and in the case of the kingdom means and follow me. we said the, the united states. that is a kind of trent that was nice to be 40 years ago. i think

unify all the efforts to achieve her foot security and a guarantee the our oil supplies in the middle east or the middle is, have suffered or tangibly from the climate change and the water crisis and desertification her in addition to the health or issues alive, care covered her. 19. all of these require that we moved together to confront her. these challenges, sir. your excellency's highness is her see a democratic her system in iraq is almost 2 decades after decades of dictatorship and this young, our democracy is still making progress despite the challenges. but we still are, there are political issues, political challenges and elections, which are necessitate preserving the democratic values in everyday life, or is something that necessitates more time and the accumulation of expertise. after we have gone beyond the dash phase, our forces security and military forces are, are in a.

the president is in the middle east.nflation hits 941% in june and the january 6 committee hearing continues. we want to know what is the top story of the wood for you. is it one of the ones i mentioned or something else. give us a call only by party affiliation. democrats, (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8001. independence, (202) 748-8002. you can send us a tweet at c-span wj. welcome to washington journal. before we get to your calls, i want to show you the front pages of the newspapers this morning, all three newspapers have that same story and the fist bump between president biden and the crown prince of saudi arabia. this here is the new york times and the wall street journal. the president is still in saudi arabia and he was asked about what he said to the prince about slain journalists. here's what he said. he said he was not responsible for it. pres. biden: i will not talk more about the criticism of the saudi administration in other countries, review rest to me as a violation -- are viewed as a violation

this explains the increase tensions in europe, the middle east and asia. the biggest loser is the, with russia says its forces have killed hundreds of foreign mercenaries and destroyed multiple ukrainian military assets inside the danielle peoples republic. the decisive battle for control of the area in full suite. while in the neighboring lugens people's republic, our correspondent joins a russian combat patrol that's mopping up hostile resistance from ukrainian troops dressed as civilians. the recently recaptured the city of lease to chance with control that we will with the now cooling for backup. holostar potential host up in an apartment building and he just took a short, many ukrainian soldiers who were left behind have now changed into civilian clothes . plus oil prices are on the rise in the wake of jo biden's, much hyped, but ultimately lack luster trip to the middle east with saudi arabia saying it will not jeopardize its relations with china in favor of throwing the u. s. a. financial life, one and 3 long because acting, president slams western

yes, the middle east and russia or china. but the truth is that they already have a relation with them. china, russia, they're already there. so they are the ones who can choose now who they want to cooperate with. adobe correspondent, career timo. the in washington for us. thank you so much. she longed has parliament has begun the process of choosing a successor to depose president a got her by a raja pack sir. lawmakers a task with selecting a new leader to serve the rest of roger paxis term after he fled the country on wednesday. following mass protests until a successor is appointed, prime minister, and ill vickery miss singer, will remain an entering precedent. it's a brand new day in colombo. the family, dennis d, that's ruled sri lanka for decades is gone, and lawmakers, a meeting to choose a new president. after months of protests go to buy a raja parks are fled to singapore and formerly stepped down from the presidency on friday. his resignation letter read out in parliament showed little remorse made up law one mo b

and for the middle east, it's a lot for you it is important that saudi arabia will be at the points of. byda, today he is in israel. this three-day tour began with israel as a strategic partner . and israel on the deepening of this strategic partnership in military technologies and military open-ended cooperation, joint technologies there, the formulation of such joint acquisitions, joint developments, on the one hand, this maybe well, it’s good for the united states, but on the other hand, here in ukraine, we have to understand that, unfortunately, israel is still not helping ukraine defensively indefinitely, and what’s more, there was information that it even blocked the supply of weapons to well, by other countries, if there is a part of some details or technologies or rights that were produced in israel, that’s why. well, here with israel, of course, you need to work and work. and not only any biden, but also the ukrainian government, literally two minutes to answer. i now i will ask a question and before that i will say that ukraine is breaking off relations with north korea due t