In conjunction with the arrival of Saudi oil tankers on the American coast, Kevin Kremer called on the Senator from North Dakota, US President Donald Trump to withdraw his country's forces and air defense systems from the Kingdom.
In an interview with the US National Radio, Kramer called for preventing Saudi oil tankers from reaching American refineries, blaming Saudi Arabia for the crisis facing the US bankruptcy oil sector threatened with bankruptcy.
Why do we put 2,500 soldiers in harm's way and a whole host of missile defense systems in Saudi Arabia to defend their oil when they declare war on our oil?
He added, "We allow Saudi Arabia to continue to have easy access to the American markets at a time when it is, in my view, largely responsible for the abundance of large supply of oil in the markets."
Cooperation in the field of nuclear energy
On the other hand, a watchdog committee in the US Congress called on the Department of State and Energy to commit to providing regular statements to the relevant committees on cooperation with Saudi Arabia in the field of nuclear energy.
The government watchdog said that Congress should consider amending the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Lawmakers complained that they had not been informed of talks between the Trump administration and Saudi Arabia.
Concern increased after the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, asserted that the kingdom would seek a nuclear bomb if Iran took such a step.
The Atomic Energy Act obliges the State Department to keep Congress "fully informed" of the latest developments in the talks. But the Government Accountability Office concluded that it was "not clear" if the ministry had done so.
"Congressional staff have provided us with examples of finding information about negotiations from other sources, such as newspaper articles," the office said.
The bureau said that Congress should consider amending the Atomic Energy Law to request statements, which may be quarterly, and to set expectations for the content of the statements.
Democratic Senator Robert Menendez and Republican Marco Rubio asked the office last year to review US negotiations with Saudi Arabia on nuclear energy, partly because of their concern that the energy ministry, not the State Department, is leading the negotiations.
The two said they would study the legislative changes recommended by the office. "And Congress should reaffirm its critical role in reviewing nuclear cooperation agreements to ensure that these agreements do not constitute an unnecessary threat to the United States," they added.