American journalist author Jackson Dale said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has consistently ignored US appeals, whether those related to US citizens arrested by Riyadh or oil production.
In a Washington Post article entitled "A Lesson from a Saudi Doctor," Dell indicated that Muhammad bin Salman ignored US President Donald Trump's demand to cut Saudi Arabia's oil production despite the kingdom's reliance on thousands of American soldiers to protect its oil fields.
He said that it seems that Trump is losing his patience with this condescending deal recently, as Reuters revealed that he threatened the Saudi crown prince in a phone call last month to withdraw US forces from Saudi Arabia if the kingdom does not reduce its oil production, a demand that Trump and his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo were pressuring Riyadh to achieve it without success for a month.
The writer added that Saudi Arabia complied after Trump's threat, but after the collapse of US oil prices to below zero.
He stressed that the partnership between Saudi Arabia and the United States will not flourish as long as Muhammad bin Salman rules the kingdom.
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The article highlighted the suffering of the American physician, of Saudi origin, Walid Fetaihi, whom Saudi Arabia recently released and continues to prevent him and his family from leaving its lands, after nearly two years of arbitrary imprisonment, torture, and ill-treatment.
He explained that, due to his success, Fatihi was targeted to become an influential voice in the Kingdom, while enjoying strong ties in the United States.
Dell said that Fetaihi's story highlights the many contradictions that characterize Washington's relations with some of its Arab allies, including Egypt, Bahrain, the Emirates, and Saudi Arabia.
Most of these countries - according to Trump's previous statements - are linked to American protection, but given that the regimes that govern them have taken a harsh authoritarian turn over the past decade, they no longer pay attention to American interests and suspect defenders of American values or those with ties to the United States in their societies, According to the writer.
Dell pointed out that this situation is translated by the continued arrests of American citizens in those countries, where Muhammad bin Salman deposited two other Americans with Dr. Fethihi, Salah Al-Haidar - the son of a prominent Saudi human rights activist - and the well-known doctor and writer Badr Al-Ibrahim, who are still in the kingdom's prisons.
According to the writer, Dr. Fitaihi did not abandon the goal that he returned to Saudi Arabia to achieve after the attacks of September 11, 2001 despite everything that he went through, as he seeks to be a bridge between Saudi Arabia and the United States. He told him that he is working to open a medical school for the hospital he established in Riyadh and is looking for a partner for his project, and he said, "I would like to remain a bridge between the two countries."