Biden trip to Saudi Arabia

US President Joe Biden (center-left) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (center) arrive for the family photo during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit (GCC+3) at a hotel in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on July 16. MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
Analysis

Biden's brief Middle East pivot won't last

The US president’s trip was an immediate and time-limited response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, domestic economic woes, and Iran

US President Joe Biden reacts as he attends the the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah in Jerusalem July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/Pool
World+Biz

Biden set to tackle oil, Israel, Yemen, Iran on Saudi trip