Trump and Congress rethink US-Saudi relations

摘要

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump insists Saudi Arabia must compensate the US properly for providing a military shield to the Opec linchpin. Trump laid out a broad economic plan on 15 September that called for boosting US energy production, while rolling back regulations. He stressed the need for the US to develop its own energy resources, and raised questions about whether under his leadership the country would impose new conditions for ensuring the free flow of oil from the Mideast Gulf.