Mohammed bin Salman reportedly kept Antony Blinken waiting for hours for a meeting, then didn't show, a report said.
It came as Blinken, the US secretary of state, tried to persuade the Saudi ruler to condemn the Hamas terror attacks.
AdvertisementAdvertisementSaudi Arabia's ruler kept US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, waiting for hours for a meeting, then didn't show up until the next day, in an astonishing snub to the US' top diplomat, The Washington Post said.
But Blinken reportedly got a cold reception in Riyadh, where key differences between the US and Saudis emerged.
Last year, a diplomatic spat erupted when the Saudis snubbed the Biden administration and refused to increase oil production.
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