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| Saudi Crown Prince says he agrees with Pompeo oil-plant attacks are ‘act of war’ by Iran | Saudi Crown Prince says he agrees with Pompeo oil-plant attacks are ‘act of war’ by Iran |
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| Heir apparent to the Saudi throne, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said that he agrees with US State Secretary Mike Pompeo, who called recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities a state-of-state act of war by Tehran. | Heir apparent to the Saudi throne, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said that he agrees with US State Secretary Mike Pompeo, who called recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities a state-of-state act of war by Tehran. |
| The US wasted no time in shifting the blame for the attacks that crippled two of Saudi Aramco facilities on Iran, vowing retaliation. | |
| "This was Iran true and true, and the United States will respond in a way that reflects that act of war by this Iranian revolutionary regime," Pompeo said last Sunday, falling short of providing any details of what the US response could be. | |
| Asked by CBS’s Norah O'Donnell if he agrees with Pompeo's assessment, the Crown Prince responded: “Of course, yes.” | |
| The de-facto Saudi Arabia ruler said that while he agrees with the US take on the September 14 drone strikes, claimed by Houthi rebels, Riyadh would not rush into a war with Iran, as it would likely trigger the global economic collapse. | |
| “The region represents about 30 percent of global energy supplies, about 20 percent of global trade passages, about 4 percent of the world GDP. Imagine these all three things stop? This means a total collapse of the global economy.” | “The region represents about 30 percent of global energy supplies, about 20 percent of global trade passages, about 4 percent of the world GDP. Imagine these all three things stop? This means a total collapse of the global economy.” |
| "The political and peaceful solution is much better than the military one," bin Salman, commonly known as MbS, told CBS program "60 Minutes," that aired on Sunday. | "The political and peaceful solution is much better than the military one," bin Salman, commonly known as MbS, told CBS program "60 Minutes," that aired on Sunday. |
| While saying that he “hopes” that it would not come to a shooting war between Riyadh and Tehran, MbS called on the international community to step up its pressure on Iran, warning that otherwise “we would see further escalation that would threaten world’s interests.” | |
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