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US-Saudi strategic rare earths project stalled pending resolution of regional tensions

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An advertising billboard at the Maaden aluminium plant, in the Ras Al-Khair industrial estate in Saudi Arabia, on 23 November 2016.
An advertising billboard at the Maaden aluminium plant, in the Ras Al-Khair industrial estate in Saudi Arabia, on 23 November 2016. © Fayez Nureldine/AFP

As peace talks between Washington and Tehran continue, a critical minerals refinery project led by Saudi parastatal group Maaden, with US government backing, is being held back by financing and logistics obstacles associated with the conflict.

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