![]() ![]() Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman no longer believes in the United States’ promises of defending Saudi Arabia. ![]() Alternatively, it could be a claim made by the Biden administration itself aimed at mending fences with Saudi Arabia and assuring it that the US will come to its defence in case of an Iranian attack. There is, however, the possibility that such a claim may have been made by US weapon manufacturers to influence the Biden administration to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia at a time when it is in the middle of a heated debate about defence provisions for Saudi Arabia. Why would Iran want to attack Saudi Arabia particularly at a time when Saudi Arabia has been distancing itself from the United States in recent times and also when both Iran and Saudi Arabia are in contact to establish some sort of a rapprochement between them. I can easily detect the hand of the CIA in it. Something doesn’t add up in the claim that Iran has plans to attack Saudi Arabia. Biden vowed to “consult with Congress” on ways to “reduce OPEC’s control over energy prices,” bringing the specter of the NOPEC bill, once again, to the forefront. President Joe Biden condemned the decision by OPEC+ to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day, lambasting Saudi Arabia and the cartel for taking sides with Russia. Earlier in October, Democrats were calling for the suspension of transfers of Patriot missiles to Saudi Arabia, as relations continued to sour. is in the middle of a heated debate about defense provisions for Saudi Arabia. The new alleged intelligence of a potential Iranian attack on Saudi oil facilities comes as the U.S. Just a day ago, CNN reported that Iran is getting ready to send ~1,000 additional weapons, including more attack drones and surface-to-surface short range ballistic missiles, to Russia. The claims add a fresh twist to the Russian war on Ukraine considering that Russia has been using Iranian drones in Ukraine. Three years ago, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis launched a drone attack on Aramco oil facilities in Eastern Saudi Arabia, cutting Saudi oil production in half and taking off a good 5% of global supply off the market. ![]()
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