President Joe Biden indicated openness to meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman later this month despite promising to make the country “a pariah,” after the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. Tensions between the two countries have remained high over the past few years for multiple reasons, including the Saudi government’s repression of its people, killing of civilians in the war in Yemen and reports that Prince Mohammed ordered the murder of Khashoggi. It came as a surprise when it was announced on Thursday that OPEC and oil-producing countries woul…