Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – A Saudi prince has responded to a call by 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 “stay on top”.
And Sanders wrote on his official page on Twitter Friday, commenting on the decision of “OPEC Plus” to reduce production: “If Saudi Arabia, one of the biggest violators of human rights in the world, wants to partner with Russia to raise fuel prices in America, then let it cost Putin to defend its throne.” ‘, he said.
The US senator continued, saying: “We must withdraw all American forces from Saudi Arabia, stop selling them arms, and end their cartel to manipulate oil prices,” he said.
For his part, Prince Walid bin Badr bin Saud responded, Saturday evening, to Sanders’ tweet by saying: “Have you heard of the term petrodollar? Do you know who can change that? And which economy will be affected? If you do not know, Mr. American Senator, you should not send Threats to those who help you stay on top,” he said.
The atmosphere between Washington and Riyadh was tense following the decision of “OPEC Plus” to reduce oil production by two million barrels per day, starting next November.
And the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in Saudi Arabia, Adel Al-Jubeir, appeared to respond to the demands of some American politicians to stop selling weapons to Saudi Arabia following this decision, saying that it “comes in light of preparations for the upcoming midterm elections.” Al-Jubeir stressed that his country “does not politicize the oil issue.” Seeking to maintain price stability.
On the other hand, US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, said that the Biden administration is studying “a number of options” regarding relations with Saudi Arabia, as part of a response to the coalition’s decision to cut production.
