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July 8, 2021

Despite Their Recent Spat, Saudi Arabia and the UAE Will Likely Remain Allies against Iran

Friction at OPEC is unlikely to affect Israel.

Last week, a meeting of OPEC and affiliated oil-exporting countries broke up without reaching an agreement, following a dispute between Saudi Arabia, which wants to reduce production, and the United Arab Emirates, which wants to increase it. The two neighboring states are closely aligned, and the dispute threatens not only OPEC, but also the loose coalition of pro-Western Arab states that they lead. Bobby Ghosh cautions against reading too much into the recent blowup:

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