[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.forbes.com/sites/daneberhart/2022/08/24/saudi-patience-with-biden-running-out-over-iran-deal/[/URL]
[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/24/us/politics/biden-jamal-khashoggi-saudi-arabia.html[/URL]
As you can see joe has no clue about how to diplomatically Hande a situation with a oil producing at you are allies with and hope ill to do a favor for you.
The Saudis have not only lowered production but are charging the Usa more for oil then the rest of the world.
[URL unfurl="true"]https://finance.yahoo.com/news/saudi-arabia-lowers-oil-prices-140035209.html[/URL]
Now the Saudis are not siding with Russia as the above post said they are against Joe Biden and are punishing him for his comments about their king and Biden desperately trying to make a deal with Iran that will give Iran at least 100 billion dollars which as we know Iran uses to fund Terriots and invest in its weapons programs. the Saudis and Israel are both enemies of Iran as most of the world.
They know Biden is far left wing and will have problems with getting reelected with high gas prices and they intend to help with that all they can, and higher prices are coming again soon as the Saudis timed this for the midterm elections to do as much harm to joe as they could.
Joe is to crude and stupid to know how to handle negation's unless he has the upper hand. He created a oil shortage here in the Usa with his policy's and played right into their hands.