U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a family photo session with other leaders and attendees at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Reuters: Special Report: Trump told Saudis: Cut oil supply or lose U.S. military support - sources
WASHINGTON/LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) - As the United States pressed Saudi Arabia to end its oil price war with Russia, President Donald Trump gave Saudi leaders an ultimatum.
In an April 2 phone call, Trump told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that unless the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) started cutting oil production, he would be powerless to stop lawmakers from passing legislation to withdraw U.S. troops from the kingdom, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
The threat to upend a 75-year strategic alliance, which has not been previously reported, was central to the U.S. pressure campaign that led to a landmark global deal to slash oil supply as demand collapsed in the coronavirus pandemic - scoring a diplomatic victory for the White House.
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WNU Editor: If this was brought up a few years ago .... the U.S. cutting its military support to Saudi Arabia .... I would say that it would not happen. But we are living in a different world today, and Saudi Arabia's open "war" against American oil producers has changed this relationship. And while I still do not think the U.S. will cut-off its military support to Saudi Arabia, the fact that Washington is now openly thinking about it is unprecedented.
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