Forty years after an Arab oil embargo throttled the U.S. economy, surging North American energy production has brought the United States closer to a long-dreamed “energy independence” that is reshaping its goals and role in the Middle East. On October 17, 1973, OPEC announced an oil embargo agai…

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Awash in oil, U.S. reshapes Mideast role 40 years after OPEC embargo
