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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman\u2019s foreign relations \u201cpivot\u201d is <\/strong>turning heads in<\/strong> Washington and beyond<\/strong>, although the move is a calculated shift in strategy, Foreign Policy<\/a> \u2019s Steven A. Cook writes. The columnist suggests that as the Crown Prince doubles down on Saudi\u2019s position on Palestinian statehood, warming up to Tehran could also give Saudi some strategic leverage in its negotiations with the US over the two countries\u2019 potential defense pact. <\/p>\n

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MEANWHILE- <\/strong>UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee talks in South Korea<\/strong> concluded without a legally binding <\/strong>agreement to cut plastic use<\/strong>, as oil-producing countries including Saudi Arabia opposed a proposal to cut production<\/a>, the Associated Press<\/a> reports. The Kingdom, Kuwait, Iran, and other states also blocked a move that would have seen decisions on proposals determined by majority votes rather than consensus. Negotiators are set to pick up discussions next year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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