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alwaysinasnit

(5,038 posts)
Sat Jun 15, 2019, 02:45 PM Jun 2019

I'll give you three guesses as to who is conniving with 45's administration to threaten Iran...

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/06/saudi-arabia-urges-decisive-response-to-threats-against-energy-supplies/

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“There must be a swift and decisive response to the threat against energy supplies… created by the recent terrorist acts in the Arabian Gulf,” Khalid al-Falih was quoted as saying on the ministry’s Twitter page.

He was speaking at a meeting of G20 energy and environment ministers in Japan after the attacks on Thursday, which sent crude prices soaring amid a tense standoff between Iran and the US.

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Saudi Arabia, a close US ally, is a bitter regional rival of Iran.

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I'll give you three guesses as to who is conniving with 45's administration to threaten Iran... (Original Post) alwaysinasnit Jun 2019 OP
Who has the most to gain? Historic NY Jun 2019 #1
What parties/interests have the most to gain? empedocles Jun 2019 #2
Sounds right. They can sit one the side lines and watch the US and Iran kill each other. Kablooie Jun 2019 #3
Kushner working to make hegemony not MidEast peace. US-SA-UAE-Israel vs Iran. Because black man Pres Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2019 #4
Sunnis versus Shiites ProfessorPlum Jun 2019 #5
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