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Media Matters sued and a federal judge blocked the investigation as likely retaliatory.

Saudi Arabia, with its own extensive ties to India, is "not about to engage in hostile retaliatory acts against India", he said.

Last month, he dropped retaliatory tariffs on US goods to revive talks.

“She was expected to remain silent, avoid drawing attention, and endure mistreatment or face retaliatory punishment,” the lawsuit said.

In response, China put a retaliatory 125% tariff on American goods - a blow to farmers in the American Midwest, sometimes known as the "corn belt", many of whom sell crops to China.