Iran Press/ America: "We are going to fundamentally, not only reevaluate but take actions that will start to undermine the long term relationship that many of us have supported," Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska said in describing the messages from the senators to the Saudi Ambassador to the US, Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, during that call late last month.
The senators have grown increasingly angry as oil prices have plunged as a result of a price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia, which comes as the coronavirus continues to devastate the US, according to CNN.
They are fearful of their constituents being laid off if US producers are financially squeezed, which would further hurt the US economy at this delicate moment. More than 16 million Americans have already filed for unemployment in the last three weeks.
On Saturday the same group of senators will speak with the Saudi Energy Minister, Khalid al-Falih. They don't plan to hold back their ire as they press for a solution.
"We'll see what he says," Sullivan said. "But at this point actions are going to speak a lot louder than words."
"The anger from the senators was unlike anything I have heard from this group," according to another source who was on the call.
The senators say they are ready to act.
"We're not bluffing, Sullivan said. "Not even remotely."
Legislation has been introduced to remove US forces from Saudi Arabia, and there has been a discussion about sanctions if Saudi Arabia does not help find a solution.
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