U.S. President Joe Biden's trip to the Middle East "is just a cover-up for his real intention, which is basically to convince Saudi Arabia to increase the output of the oil production," said Adriel Kasonta, a foreign affairs analyst and the founder of AK Consultancy. He pointed out that Middle East countries want to participate in a more equal and multi-polar world rather than a unipolar one where the U.S. is the hegemon.