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Riyadh’s Invisible Hand: Saudi Arabia "Turns Off the US Tap" to Prop Up Global Crude Prices
In a calculated maneuver designed to tighten global energy markets without sacrificing its dominance in Asia, Saudi Arabia has spent the first quarter of 2026 aggressively throttling crude oil exports to the United States. This strategy, dubbed "turning off the US tap" by Wall Street analysts, leverages the