that relationship between washington and riyadh is often presented as a tradeoff between human rightslex. first, washington does not have the power to choose who will rule saudi arabia. the kingdom is a strange country with three distinct features -- tribes, religion, and oil. all interacting in complex ways. the ruling family has been able to maintain power for so long because it has managed and manipulated this system effectively. and if mohammad bin salman was somehow toppled, the most likely outcome is the return of more conservative traditional elements to saudi government. there are very few jeffersonian democrats out there in the kingdom. the fact remains that mbs has done more reform in saudi arabia in the past few years than took place in the previous several decades. saudi arabia today is a different country. and yet it is also true mbs punishes dissent, sometimes savagely. his pursuit of foreign policy at times is wreckless and the conflict that is causing so much turmoil in the middle east. the biden administration needs help lowering the price of oil, and so now it comes

. >> joe's first official -- it starts in jerusalem to move on to riyadh.t least five people have been killed in russian shelling of the region around the ukrainian port city. we will have the latest, as they vowed to take back land to the south is a battle for the donbas intensifies, talks have taken place to reopen grain exports by the black sea. >> first the president, now the prime minister, thousands of sri lankans taking to the street demanding resignation of ranil wickremesinghe. president gotabaya rajapaksa fled the country in the wake of demonstrations. a nationwide curfew has been imposed this thursday. >> there is a lot of confusion at the moment. first of all where the former president is. he is perhaps in singapore. also where the other leaders, former leaders of the country are including the menu referred to, gotabaya rajapaksa who is in hiding at the moment. he is issuing decrees and calling the army to take no -- take no prisoners are and ranil wickremesinghe's interim president, there is nothing illegal about the decision of outgoing presid

experiencing energy shortage, according to reuters, in order to free up its own export reserves, riyadh is increasing fuel imports from russia, the jubaid administration is not seeking to isolate russia and reduce its income from energy exports. however, while many countries ban or restrict purchases from russia china india and some african middle eastern countries are increasing imports, realizing this joe biden speaking at the summit once again outlined the balance of power in the middle east from the point of view of washington the united states intends to remain an active and committed partner in the middle east as the world becomes more competitive and the challenges we face become more complex. i understand how closely intertwined america's interests are with successes in the middle east we will not leave or leave a vacuum that will be filled by china russia or iran we will seek to seize the moment in the region in words about combat the spirit of the soldiers happened a reservation. we always honor the pride, uh, dedication and self-sacrifice of american soldiers, including my so

to resto the historical strategic partnership between riyadh and washington.iden negotiating partner -- reporter: biden's negotiating partner is the crown prince. the de facto ruler of saudi arabia because his 86-year-old father is in poor health. so the u.s. president will hold talks with the crown prince not because he wants to, but because he has no choice. brent: earlier, i spoke to william wexler, a senior director of the middle east programs at the atlantic council. i asked him if he agreed that joe biden had no choice but to hold talks with the saudi crown prince. >> there was really no choice. president biden is making the right decision here. the u.s. and saudi arabia have too many interests in common to allow their relationship to be strange forever. the only question was, when, and in what context would a reset of the relationship happen? what we have seen no is president biden -- now is president biden taking steps to reset the relationship. that probably would not have happened if not for the russian invasion of ukraine, the resulting sanctions, a

strategic partner, joe biden visits saudi arabia this friday during his middle east trip to persuade riyadh to boost oil production. the spectral prices in the u. s. which record highs that comes as saudi arabia, as well as turkey and egypt plants and joined the bricks group of emerging economies. according to the president of the international forum, thanks for me that i think i started a new globally piece on did r t crew follows the russian soldiers on a clean up operation in little guns republic with troops searching for bodies, any remaining ukrainian vices and explosives, there's a high chance that they could have left us abroad here, such as a booby trap under hip with you're watching the international. it's 6 am on friday morning. my name is peter scott and wherever you today from welcome to the program. now what western countries continue to strive for green goals with limited success image using emissions? african countries need to meet the same emissions reduction requirements as industrialized countries. according to a new report, they'll have to spend up to 5 times more on adap

riyadh is increasing fuel imports from russia in order to free up its own export reserves.stration is seeking to isolate russia and reduce its income from energy exports. however, while many countries are prohibiting or restricting purchases from russia china india and some african middle eastern countries are increasing imports, realizing it's joe biden speaking at the summit once again he outlined the balance of power in the middle east from washington's point of view final the united states intends to remain an active and interested partner in the middle east as the world becomes more competitive and the problems we face become more complex. i understand how closely intertwined america's interests are with successes in the middle east we will not quit and leave the vacuum that will be filled by china russia crane we will strive to seize the moment joe biden noted that for the first time since september 11, a us president visits the middle east in the absence of american troops in the region, there was a reservation in words about the morale of the soldiers. we always hon

working on site specialists in nuclear and biological protection an-12 followed the route nish aman-riyadh ahmal ahmad bad daka and had all the permissions according to all world standards according to local media the pilot requested an emergency landing due to a breakdown during a turn to descend, the engine caught fire and he fell into a cornfield at the crash site. explosions were heard for 2 hours and for safety reasons the rescuers were further ordered not to come closer to the crash site than a kilo. in addition, when falling, the board caught power line, the entire area was left without electricity . two people were killed during the shelling of the city of alychevsky by ukrainian troops, lukovinskaya of the people's republic, representatives of the lpr reported that they hit the city from the american haymars multiple launch rocket system, damaged six multi-storey buildings, a trolleybus depot of a sanatorium with details of sins. the ukrainian military increase the intensity of shelling of the luhansk people's republic late in the evening, shells from a multiple launch rocket syst

that relationship between washington and riyadh is often presented as a tradeoff between human rightsn does not have the power to choose who will rule saudi arabia. the kingdom is a strange country with three distinct features, tribes, religion and oil, all interacting in complex ways. the ruling family has been able to maintain power for so long because it has managed and manipulated the system very effectively. and if mohammed bin salman were somehow toppled, the most likely outcome is the return of a conservative traditional element to saudi government. there are very few jeffersonian democrats out there in the kingdom. the fact remains that mbs has done more reform in saudi arabia in the past two years that took place in the previous several decades. saudi arabia today is a different country. yet it is also true that mbs punishes dissent, sometimes savagely. he's pursued a foreign policy that is at times reckless and fuels the conflict that is causing so much turmoil in the middle east. the biden administration needs help lowering the price of oil. so now it comes to a saudi arabi

normalization of relations with the israel and comes ahead of a visit by us president joe biden to riyadh biden is currently touring middle east countries, including israel, where he's pledged to do whatever it takes to prevent iran from developing nuclear weapons. he made the comments after meeting with israel's prime minister, lockheed in jerusalem, talked about that. we had a very long conversation, ultimately, convertible, which i know nothing about. even though they like different sports. it was clear that the team leaders like each other and they both agree that iran poses a serious threat. us president joe biden, and his wally prime minister. yeah. le pete made that clear in that price conference. but they differ on how that threat should be addressed. today. you and i also discussed immersed commitment to ensuring ran never obtains a nuclear weapon. this is a vital security interest of both israel and united states. and i would add for the rest of the world as well. i continue to believe that diplomacy is the best way to achieve this outcome. words will not stop to mr. president.

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 meaningful. this was not an easy decision for president biden to make this trip to saudi arabia. he has been very critical of saudi leadership and it predates the murder of jamal khashoggi, and his administration released a cia study that pointed responsibility for the terrible murder on saudi leadership. for him, this was not an easy decision, but the right decision as he looks at u.s. strategic interests. i think this will be reflected in his remarks. he sees the need to put together an international coali

annmarie: it is hot in riyadh, but it is much more humid because we are on the red sea. the president is coming into a difficult line to walk when he sets foot in the kingdom. he will be meeting the king first, and that meeting with mohammed. all eyes are on this meeting. this is the pivotal moment of the trip. mohammed is gracious for the administration to come and meet him, especially the president. i do not think he will get the same heat others in the administration have gotten from mohammed. i think he will make it clear that, i am the individual. i am the king's son. i am running day-to-day operations for my father. if you need something out of the kingdom, you have to go through me. lisa: how much are we going to have hear about the potential capping of -- a lot of people think -- do not think the sanctions have worked in an acting more pain on russia than the rest of the world. annmarie: great question. the administration wants to enact this, but needs a lot of individuals countries on board with this, opec russia is part of opec plus, and has strategic relations

i want to start, the jetta is not riyadh.he president will fly down the red sea on the western shore of saudi arabia to the commercial hub. what we observe when he lands agenda? -- lands in jetta? emory-- >> i believe the last time he was there was when he was president and having gone a number of times, jetta, riyadh or toronto, it has changed dramatically. the last time i was there was before lockdown, and you can see the social changes on the street. i probably feel it more acutely as a woman. when i went to saudi i wore a traditional headscarf and drives in public and now you don't have to. so there are massive social changes taking place in this is the dichotomy of mohammad bin salman as a leader. it is very young, women are entering the workforce, many of them over drivers. all of my uber drivers were women lesson i was there and it does not mean some things we would like to see. but they have had a lot of human rights issues, the critics against the kingdom and of course joe biden when he was campaigning saying he was

begging him to come visit oil and gas infrastructure here in the united states before he goes to riyadhas to be producing more, not riyadh, saudi arabia. >> neil: nevertheless, we're looking at alternatives from my country but our own. it doesn't look like the administration is easing up on the rhetoric that your industry has not taken advantage of leasing, permits that they already have. you heard this argument before. the administration keeps pounding it. how do you answer that, that you're sitting on all of this money you're making and exxon will come off probably $18 billion profit this quart and saying share the loot. >> well, as you know, neil, this industry is investing now to produce more oil and gas here in the united states. what the real problem that we have right now is really a schizophrenic energy policy from the united states, particularly from the president who on one hand is saying that we need to produce more here. the other hand, they're saying this industry shouldn't be around five years from now. these are long-term investments that api member companies make every d

riyadh agreed to only 13 million barrels per day.his is only a couple of million more than now and a drop in the ocean. compared with market needs. the kingdom said it would not be possible to produce more production capacity at the limit. all three people on board the robinson helicopter that crashed in kamchatka died the search operation was over , the alleged crash site was found by rescuers. one of the versions of the causes and crash was bad weather conditions. communication with a helicopter piloted by a five-time world champion in biathlon among juniors. igor malinovsky was lost on the eve of a private helicopter heading to the valley of geysers, performing a sightseeing flight. important is the historical date of the beginning of the battle of stalingrad , one of the largest battles of the great patriotic war. the feat of the people, which is attributed to the technical superiority of the enemy. he was able to break the outcome of the battle at the cost of incredible efforts and sacrifices of eighty years, the defeat of the g

it has missile factories and missile launchers aimed at tel aviv and riyadh.e-rattling some weeks ago, it turned off 27 monitoring cameras from the international atomic energy agency, iran is getting ready to receive vladmir putin the next 24 hours to host. we have to rethink that entire relationship. iran is also proving, russia will prove this too, it is navigating u.s. sanctions. iran and venezuela have signed a 20 year deal to handle petroleum and crude, one helping the other refine. one helping the other to distribute. that happened already. russia is doing the same things that you mentioned. charles: wow. >> the more we sanction and limit the more innovative they're going to become. we're seeing a meeting of iran, china and turkey, the nato ally, about to happen in, iran, russia and turkey about to happen in iran any moment in the next 24 hours. charles: amazing. >> some of these wounds are self-inflicted. >> something tells me there will be a lot more than a fist bump when they all getting to the. dr. ahmed, we appreciate you always. last trade you need

. >> joe's first official -- it starts in jerusalem to move on to riyadh.ast five people have been

saudi arabia itself is experiencing an energy shortage, according to reuters news agency riyadh is increasing imports to free up its own export reserves fuel from russia the jubaid administration is not seeking to isolate russia and reduce its energy export earnings. however, for now, many countries ban or restrict purchases from russia china india and some african middle eastern countries increase imports, realizing this, jubaiden, speaking at the summit, once again outlined the balance of power in the middle east from the point of view of washington the united states intends to remain an active interested partner in the east as how the world becomes everything more competitive, and the challenges we face are getting more complex. i understand how closely intertwined america's interests are with success in the middle east, we will not leave and leave a vacuum that will be filled by china russia or iran, we will seek to seize the moment. joe biden noted that for the first time since september 11, a us president visits the middle east in the absence of american troops in the region, there was

men and women can work out together at this gym in the capital, riyadh -- unthinkable back when saja kids. annual membership costs a "princely" $13,000 -- no problem for the two businesswomen now more eager than ever to stay in shape. their big race is just around the corner. it's just before 6:00 a.m. as the sun rises over ha'il, a city in the north of the country, and the host of the country's first rally event for women. over at this mosque, local men ponder the changes underway in their nation. opinion is divided. while some have reservations, others welcome the idea of women at the wheel. >> we really encourage that, and we are standing beside that. >> it is too fast, because we have our own traditions and our own criteria. reporter: not far down the road, there's a flurry of activity in and around a parking lot, as 68 drivers fine-tune their vehicles, while some also record that vital instagram video. just two competitors have yet to show up. iole: i'll check on the girls and see where they are. >> they're not here yet? iole: no. the race is only in 10 minutes. so it's ok. by s

as a fully permitted inducer and, and by the flight route, was from nice with landings in amman, riyadh a mad or bad, and was planned to land in decker as the final destination. southern europe has in the grip of a devastating summer heat wave which a spark wildfires and let a hundreds of heat related deaths. france, portugal in spain are currently coping with the worst effects. at least 14000 people have been evacuated in the face of fires in southern france. then spain firefighters are trying to put out more than 30 blazes. consuming forests across the country. rugged terrain is making operations more difficult. reco temperatures are also forecast in the u. k. as in barbara has more from london were under an amber health warning for the heat wave. but on monday and tuesday there is an unprecedented red warning covering much of england. and that's because the year experts say that there is an 80 percent chance now of breaking the all time you k temperature record of a of $38.00 degrees, which was in 2019. so we're expecting monday to be very hot. tuesday, even hotter, possibly over 40

this is why behind closed doors you have riyadh and jerusalem, tel aviv working together in a sense.re is a part of the region that is coalescing around an anti-iranian, they are very worried about iran developing nuclear capability and they are weary of the united states entering back into the jcpoa. this is something many arab states and the israelis can agree upon. when it comes to normalization between arab countries and israel, the big ones, bahrain united arab emirates, the biden administration seeks to expand upon that. do not expect major breakthroughs between the saudi's and israelis. maybe there will be some more israeli flights allowed to use saudi airspace. the saudi's do maintain they want that to state solution to happen first. what everybody can agree upon is making sure they are 90 -- they are united in a sense about iran. >> great reporting as ever, thank you very much indeed. we look forward to the rest of the week and what it brings. as anne-marie was saying, on friday president biden will meet with the saudi crown prince. his goal, to get the saudi's to increase o

although riyadh has denied any responsibility, joe biden, who had promised to make saudi arabia parias state back in 2019 travel to saudi arabia last week. to meet with top officials, they're react has been under pressure by the u. s. and e. u to export more oil as western countries seek, alternative suppliers of energy, former grief diplomats and basketball lea a night as chris and topless told us that negotiating with russia is the only way to resolve europe's energy crisis. the only way to go ahead is that to sit down in a neutral country like switzerland of western countries and to moscow and tried, tried to come out of the trying to find a practical solution. which of course would involve the lifting of the sanctions because it, it, it doesn't work for europe. and when i say europe, i include the russian. so because i think that russia is, is part of europe, these agreements that have been signed, for example, one that will connect electricity from saudi arabia and it's not going to help much also to reach this cannot happen overnight. it will take quite a long time. and i don't t

this is seen as a small, but significant sign of riyadh's growing acceptance of israel and comes afterott in solidarity with the palestinians. yolande knell gave us the latest from jersualem. joe biden has come to this region many times before but this is his first time as us head of state. he was greeted as an old friend by israeli leaders as he arrived at the airport. he was then shown a cutting—edge israeli air force technology and taken to yad vashem, israel's holocaust memorial and museum. in initial remarks, we got an idea of what this trip is really all about — the security threat that israel and arab countries in the region see from iran and its proxies, hopes that the us can hope even new alliances between israel and arab states that were brokered by the last administration, including military partnerships. there were hopes on the israeli side too of steps towards what will eventually be perhaps normalisation with saudi arabia, and from president biden there was talk of the enduring us hopes of creating an independent palestinian state to end the long—standing conflict with is

now biden's, critics say that given how oil rich america is, there was no need to go plead to riyadh for help. what do you make of those statements? well, as by do had no and done with it, but the sheet owing from saudi arabia and abi plus, the reason is that america shewn on her action is, is spend fours the best slots in shewn blows in the united states have been, it's hosted. so our plans have to move to pamela and more expensive slots, and that is closing. i was in that shoot course and eric lion m production. so i'm going out it says there are bird using her the 11000000 barrels a day. i don't believe that my estimate is that it is less than 10000000. that's why the united states is increasingly impacting more and more early today are impacting 9 to 9 and a half 1000000 a day. and that makes them more. val not build the price to brian shops. what do you think it's fair? the president biden is pushing opec plus countries to increase their production while the us itself is doing little to ease the global energy crisis. that is a question everybody is asking. i believe that biden's

with saudi arabia refusing to do its relations with china, in favor of pandering to us interests. riyadh has also suggested that washington should mind its own human rights records. after the u. s. voiced concerns over the 2018 murder of washington post journalist jamal, cuz shoji at the saudi consulate in saudi arabia says, washington is not innocent either. and pointed to violation that the notorious avo grade prison during the us occupation of iraq with more on how jo biden's middle east. tor has dashed washington's hopes for a grand return to the region. here's ortiz, policy site is for day, middle east episode. that is a question of what actually achieved is still up in the air. his bed for more and cheap oil has been blown out of the water, mostly 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 jonas, jamal cash hockey. all eyes were on what might and would say to the conference i in thank you. thank you. thank

this is seen as a small, but significant sign of riyadh's growing acceptance of israel and comes afterarity with the palestinians. yolande knell gave us the latest from jersualem. joe biden has come to this region many times before but this is his first time as a us head of state and he was greeted as an old friend by israeli leaders when he arrived at the airport. he was then shown cutting edge israeli air defense technology and taking to israel's holocaust memorial and museum. in initial remarks we got an idea of what this trip is really all about. the security threat that israel and arab countries in the region see from iran and its proxies, hopes that the us can help deepen alliances between israel and arab states that were brokered by the last administration. including military partnerships for that there are hopes of the israeli side to of steps to which will eventually be a normalised nation with saudi arabia. and from president biden there was talk of the enduring us hopes of creating an independent palestinian state to end the long—standing conflict with israel. now, these thi

joe biden visits saudi arabia this friday during his middle east trip to persuade riyadh to boost oil production. as petro prices in the u. s. which record highs that co.

washington by offering the americans to cross the border and refuel at mexican gas stations, which riyadh yet known, especially after the biden called saudi arabia a pariah state, the middle east remembers the politics of the white house very inopportunely . i disagree, as someone who helped plan the coup not here, but in other parts of the world. i do not agree. this requires a lot of work on such frank statements about the organization of color revolutions have already drawn attention in our foreign ministry, emphasizing that nothing like american officials before. they did not speak openly, and this point of no return requires further analysis and reaction. curfew in the western province state of emergency throughout the island of sri lanka today plunged into the second wave of large-scale protests. the clash began after the transfer of power, the president who fled to the maldives, the prime minister of the country, the demonstrators gathered at his residence of the government edition, and then went on an assault into the sky over columbus, army helicopters were raised by the police.

mexican gas stations, what riyadh will offer is still unknown, especially after biden called saudi arabiaemembers well the policy of the white house was very inopportune, and there was also a sensational confession of trump's former adviser on us security. you don't have to be outstanding to prepare a gost coup. i disagree, as someone who helped plan the coup not here, but in other parts of the world. i do not agree. this requires a lot of work on such frank statements about the organization of color revolutions have already drawn attention in our foreign ministry, emphasizing that nothing like this has been done before by american officials. they didn’t speak openly and this is the point of no return requires further analysis and response. the parliamentary commission on investigation of the activities of the us biolaboratory in ukraine will develop additional measures to protect russia from aggressive viruses and pathogens, together with the kurchatov institute, today the second meeting of the advisory council was held at the national research center, the participants of which expressed

saudi arabia's minister of energy told us that new contracts with the e u r a positive step, but riyadh cannot cover all the demand on it. so if we increase our production, we can do it alone. a nice, that's all of a last, can't it is doing at the same time or would one decision. and since the oil market is fungible, what if you take from either market from and then the same situation would continue to be that euro now is paying a high price for the sanction that they put on the oil you is. and the big, big, big problem is energy shortage is the problem with the economy. and we think that the, the united states at auditing the you to do this and that, and they are now and up so that they abolish or do sanction in order to be, to relieve that economy. or they wouldn't be in the position and becoming month if not 2 years. as germany seek solidarity from other e u members and it's attempts to ration gas imports hungry. the prime minister says he isn't the only european leader who opposes a proposed embargo on russian fuel. hungary have so far found ways to reach agreement with you on all a

and while washington sees a ways to increase oil production to curb inflation at home, riyadh is unlikely to agree as it has repeatedly rejected previous calls from the u . s. of despite a political you turn made by the us president from a pariah during his election campaign. the kingdom has now turned into a strategic partner and a golden opportunity for biden, to raise his poll ratings with moral not his art sees kennedy morgan. so joe biden is getting on a plane and heading to the middle east to meet with a long time u. s. ally. so who is it? obviously it some bastion of freedom and democratic principles, some great up holder of human rights and international law. no, actually it's saudi arabia. when joe biden came into office, he seemed to feel that coddling this regime was not good. p r for the united states, he promised to make them a pariah. and i would make it very clear. we were not going to sell more weapons to them, but we're going to make them pay the price, in fact, make them a pariah, that they are. there is very little social, redeeming value in the present governments of s

it's more so a normalization of ties between television, riyadh and a defense act in the region in order to confront it on the palestinian 40 itself is not really a strong political force anymore. so the palestinian question has been undermined for the u. s. fight administration. there's just no urgency. while, as you said, it is an unfortunate reality of that journalists reporting from places like the west bank and gaza have been killed before. but do you think that this killing is going to set some sort of precedent for journalists that want to do that in the future? it's an interesting case. definitely. people are feeling on edge in the west bank. i think the people are more encouraged to practise their journalism because of this killing. there's a culture in palestine of resistance to violence from the israeli side. so you'll see it only encourages more people to come journalists and to, of course, conduct their work in the field of in terms of the way the israelis get away with it. this is a green light from the united states to israel, that it can get away with this sort of action

we've landings in amman, riyadh a mother bed and was planned to land in decker as the final destination for greece is one of the countries caught up in a summer heat wave that swept across europe. it sparked wild fires and let a hundreds of heat related deaths, france, portugal, and spain have also been sweltering and torching temperature, scorching temperatures. at least 3000 people had to flee their homes. as a wildfire burned out of control in a mountain range in southern spain. many evacuated are staying in a makeshift shelter in the nearby city of malaga. was very fast. we had to get me. i didn't think i didn't take it too seriously. i thought they had it under control and i was quite surprised when everett started seemed to be moving her direction and then we were told to go show no with left to last of behind. we just found a few essentially and her we've just grabbed a few essentials and just run really. and by that stage, everybody along the street, the car, yours was on the move cars and, and on in the and street, the will of ambulances and fire engines and, you know, movement

ah, let's bring in our guests in riyadh we have abdul aziz al garcia and he's a research fellow a project set pat, focusing on saudi foreign policy in washington d. c. doug bondo is a senior fellow at the cato institute on in london side, bel bashi is a managing partner at hardcastle advisory, a political consulting firm. welcome. so you all are jealous ease. i'll start with you 1st in read. what have the saudis got out of this? visit by by them pacifically. mohammad been salmon? well i, i would say good, good morning. good afternoon and good, good evening. well, all your viewers. i think they got a lot. i think, you know, one of the things that came about in the wake of the russian war on the ukraine was this notion that, of course, no matter how much people speak about an oil and moving away from oil or oil is still a very important commodity and by virtue or by definition than saudi arabia, still very important in not just an important player, but an important global player. and i think this is what has been achieved so far. so moreover, i think it asserted itself also as a regional pl

s. interests. riyadh has also suggested that washington should mind its own human rights record after the u. s. voice concerns over the 2018 murder of washington post journalist jamal cas shoji saudi consulate in istanbul to what he saudi arabia says. washington is not innocent either, and pointed to violation was at the notorious abu ghraib prison during the us occupation of iraq with more on how jo biden's middle east. tor has dashed washington's hopes for a grand returned to the region. one years ortiz, paulus lear, she would have definitely had to do with finance for day, middle east trip his over. but the question what actually achieved is still up in the air. his bed for more and she put 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 couple weeks. we, i'd say that come up east, it's oil production, bianca, $13000000.00 barrels a day. and off to shunning the kingdom over the 2018 killing of southeastern is jamal. cash okey. all eyes were on what might and would say to the conference i in thank you. thank you.

down in saudi arabia on the last leg of his 1st middle east stuart as president, hoping to persuade riyadh to booster oil production, the backdrop to that being petrol. prices in the u. s. reaching records.

he believes riyadh and opec no longer of the influence they once enjoyed this anyway, b is not the global supplier that it once was. there are many competing sources of energy and even with saudi arabia used to be they dominated opec and they don't anymore. i mean, opec doesn't, doesn't have this way that it used to have, so this idea that, you know, you go, you want to, well, you go to saudi arabia, well, it's, it's a global, fungible commodity. and so anything that they do, even minor increases even accepting lower prices, which i don't think they'll do even that will not make a fundamental difference. certainly in the american oil prices or, or in global oil availability. i think if you look at the numbers, you know, i think by nist blowing smoke, i don't think he has looked at the numbers. the numbers aren't, aren't in the united states favor, or the western side favor. in terms of saying the saudi arabia can solve it, oil crisis, it cannot, it does not have the capacity to do that. through africa, where the u. k. military has a non states to resume a joint training program in kenya.

tom: riyadh is not bavaria, it is not madrid. how this be different from what we observed?mily: biden does not necessarily have the support of his whole party behind him for these meetings. there is definitely concerns about what biden is doing, debate about whether he should be engaging at all. you see that in the op-ed biden wrote in the washington post, defending his goals. that does not mean there is still not strong criticism for him taking this trip and questions about what will come out of this one and what the future of the u.s. relationship with the middle east will be. lisa: i want to pick up on that point, the futility. what can you get from this other than making promises in return for something that is ambiguous considering the fact they do not have that much capacity to pump more? is there a cohesive narrative and we get the sense there is a tacit admission of policy failure when it comes to trying to isolate russia and the damage it has done in terms of the gas and oil supplies on the u.s. and oil -- on the u.s. and european economies. emily: i think you hit