It viewed America’s backing for Hosni Mubarak’s fall from power in Egypt – and its subsequent acceptance of the Muslim Brotherhood government – as a betrayal. Then came US President Barack Obama’s refusal to enforce his “red line” in Syria, after President Bashar al-Assad’s regime unleashed poison gas on its opponents.
伦敦—过去几年来，沙特阿拉伯与其长期保护人美国渐行渐远。它把美国支持埃及人推翻穆巴拉克——以及随后接受穆斯林兄弟会政府——视为背叛。接着，在叙利亚总统巴沙尔·阿萨德政权向反对派使用毒气后，美国总统巴拉克又拒绝在叙利亚实施“红线”。但最令沙特切齿的是美国支持最近关于伊朗核计划的过渡协议。