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Riyadh plays Moscow off Washington

An unfailing ally of the United States, Saudi Arabia has heard Washington play a tune in recent years that goes against its strategic interests in the region. In Iraq, the American intervention resulted in bringing a Shi’ite government into office. [...] (553 words)

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