- Biden made an nonspecific threat to Saudi Arabia after its decision to cut oil output.
- The call, which will drive up prices, was made as part of the OPEC+ grouping including Russia.
President Joe Biden said Saudi Arabia will face "consequences" for cutting oil its production targets, something that he said benefits Russia.
The OPEC+ group of oil producing nations said last week that it would cut oil production by two million barrels a day, a move which enraged the White House, which has been struggling to tame inflation and decrease gas prices.
The OPEC+ group includes Saudi Arabia and Russia — the two biggest oil producers after the US itself — as well as numerous other oil-producing countries.
Reducing supply tends to force prices higher because there is less to go around.
Biden spoke warned Saudi Arabia in an $4 with CNN on Tuesday: "There's going to be some consequences for what they've done, with Russia."
"I'm not going to get into what I'd consider and what I have in mind. But there will be – there will be consequences."
Biden already had a fraught relationship with Saudi Arabia.
The two nations' long alliance has been increasingly fractious in recent years. Issues include Saudi human-rights abuses — particularly the killing of Jamal Khashoggi — US support for a nuclear deal with Iran, and Biden's $4 to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which was $4.
An increase in oil prices benefits Russia at a time when the US and Western nations are trying to punish the country for its invasion of Ukraine.
White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre $4 to the news of the cuts last week by saying it was "clear" that OPEC+ was "aligning with Russia".
US officials warned Saudi Arabia that it would be seen as taking Russia's side if OPEC+ cut its production, but Saudi Arabia dismissed the warnings and proceeded, $4.
Russia on Sunday $4 OPEC+ for cutting its oil production targets.
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Tuesday that the OPEC+ decision was taken only for economic reasons, $4.
Biden's hardened stance on Saudi Arabia is a big shift from his repeated engagement with the Kingdom and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
$4 the OPEC+ decision shows that the US needs to reconsider its relationship with Saudi Arabia, which receives extensive military assistance from the US.
John Kirby, spokesman for Biden's national security council, $4 that Biden was willing to start re-evaluating that relationship immediately.