This just strikes me as sharp elbowed negotiation by the Saudis. I bet good odds that this particular story about the Saudi treaty expiring will have proven to

This just strikes me as sharp elbowed negotiation by the Saudis. I bet good odds that this particular story about the Saudi treaty expiring will have proven to be a nothingburger a year from now (even if de-dollarization and multi-polarity in general continues to be a story).