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September 30 - Saudi crown prince warns that war with Iran could collapse world economy
Article: Wars And Rumors Of Wars
Saudi Arabia's crown
prince warned in an interview aired on Sunday
that crude prices could spike to "unimaginably high
numbers" if the world does not come together to deter Iran, but said he
would prefer a political solution to a military one.
"If the world does not take a strong and firm action to deter Iran, we will see further escalations that will threaten world interests," Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told the CBS program "60 Minutes."
The crown prince, in an
interview conducted on Tuesday, said he agreed with U.S. Secretary of
State Mike Pompeo
that the Sept. 14 attacks on the kingdom's oil facilities
were an act of war by Iran. But he said he preferred a peaceful
resolution because that "is much better than the military one." He added
that a war between Saudi Arabia and Iran would collapse the global
economy. The United States, European powers and Saudi Arabia have blamed
the attacks on Iran. Tehran has denied any involvement.
Oil prices jumped roughly 12% on the 16th of September after the attack sliced the kingdom's production in half and intensified concerns of retaliatory actions in the Middle East. Prices initially surged about 20%, with Brent crude posting its biggest intraday gain since the 1990-1991 Gulf crisis, before pulling back as various nations said they would tap emergency supplies to keep the world supplied with oil.
U.S. Secretary of State
Mike Pompeo ruled out Yemeni involvement and accused Iran of leading the
attacks.
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