My visit to Saudi Arabia reasserts US regional influence: Biden

WASHINGTON, 15 July 2022, (TON): US president said “Joe Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia is aimed at reasserting America’s influence in the region after a period of neglect.”

Biden said “Washington’s strategic pivot away from the Middle East had been a mistake, and his trip to the Kingdom would promote US interests.”

He said “there are so many issues at stake, I want to make clear that we can continue to lead in the region and not create a vacuum, a vacuum that is filled by China and/or Russia.”

The president will arrive in Jeddah on Friday after flying directly from Tel Aviv, having capped his visit to Israel on Thursday with a joint pledge to deny Iran access to nuclear weapons.

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