“An easier and much faster step to improve national security would be to suspend all US military supplies, sales and other military assistance to Saudi Arabia,” US senators said in a Politico article.
Hanna and Blumenthal will present the relevant bill in the Senate and House of Representatives on October 11.
According to the senators, Washington's refusal to sell weapons to Riyadh will become a serious problem for Saudi Arabia due to its dependence on American military assistance.
Politicians noted that the country will need some time to find a replacement for American weapons.
On October 5, oil producers OPEC + at a meeting agreed to reduce production by 2 million barrels per day from November.
Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov called the decision of OPEC + a victory for common sense.
According to Bloomberg columnist Bobby Ghosh, Biden should deal a painful blow to Saudi Arabia for a joint agreement with OPEC + and Russia to reduce oil production by 2 million barrels per day.