Saudi Arabia on the defensive for protecting its interests

DUBAI - Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan said that the Kingdom "should not be blamed" for protecting its interests and the interests of its people, in a televised interview with Al-Arabiya on Thursday.

He made the comment when asked about a recent remark by US secretary of state Anthony Blinken about the relationship between the two countries needing "recalibration."

Jadaan also said Saudi Arabia's relationship with the US was strategic and decades-long and that relations were ongoing.