Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Muhammad Ali Al-Houthi, a prominent leader of the Houthi group in Yemen, has triggered an interaction between activists on social media after calling on Saudi Arabia to respond to US threats to further reduce the oil production.
This came in a tweet posted by Al-Houthi on his Twitter page, in which he stated: “Council to the Kingdom … the best response … and the least response … Saudi Arabia agrees in the face of sanctions. to be implemented against it by America, to exert pressure again on OPEC by reducing 5%. And the more America increases sanctions, the more Saudi Arabia increases “. pressure on OPEC to increase the reduction “.
In the midst of the interaction, Khaled, son of Saad Al-Jabri, the former Saudi security adviser, commented in a tweet: “An invitation to the question: whether the decision to reduce oil production and the dispute with the ‘America is in Saudi Arabia’s interest, why is Al-Houthi advising further reductions and is the Kingdom’s warring opponent ?! “
And Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir responded in an interview with CNN host Becky Anderson to accuse the Kingdom of siding with Russia in light of the “OPEC Plus” decision to cut production. of oil last week, stating that the Kingdom “is inclined to try to ensure the stability of the oil markets.” This is in the interest of both consumers and producers.
Al-Jubeir added that “the decision to reduce quotas was unanimously taken by 22 countries. The markets have responded very positively to this question, as oil prices have fallen since last week, they have not increased” .
