Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – A Saudi prince has responded to the appeal of US senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, for Washington to withdraw its forces from the kingdom, asking him not to threaten those who help America “to remain aloof. summit “.
And Sanders wrote on his official Twitter page on Friday, commenting on OPEC Plus’ decision to cut production: “If Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s biggest human rights violators, wanted to partner with Russia to increase fuel prices in America, then let Putin have a cost to defend his throne. ” he said.
The US senator continued, saying, “We must withdraw all American forces from Saudi Arabia, stop selling them weapons and end their cartel to manipulate oil prices,” he said.
For his part, Prince Walid bin Badr bin Saud responded to Sanders’ tweet on Saturday evening saying, “Have you heard of the term petrodollar? Do you know who can change it? And what economy will be affected? If you don’t, you know, Senator. American, you shouldn’t send threats to those who help you stay on top, “he said.
The climate between Washington and Riyadh was tense after the decision by Opec Plus to reduce oil production by two million barrels a day, starting next November.
And the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, Adel Al-Jubeir, appeared to respond to requests from some American politicians to stop the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia after this decision, saying that “it comes to the light of the preparations for the upcoming mid-term elections. ”Al-Jubeir stressed that his country“ does not politicize the oil issue. ”Trying to maintain price stability.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the Biden administration is studying “a series of options” regarding relations with Saudi Arabia, in response to the coalition’s decision to cut production.
