Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s cousin Saud al-Sha’lan threatened the West, “If anyone challenges the existence of the Saudi kingdom, we are all ready for jihad and martyrdom.”
A video of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s cousin Saud Al Shaalan has gone viral in which he is making threatening statements against Western countries.
Recently, the United States expressed its deep displeasure over the decision of OPEC Plus, an organization of oil producing countries led by Saudi Arabia, to cut oil production. It is being said in the US that Saudi Arabia should not be forgiven for this and that the time has come for tougher measures against it.
In reaction to this, Saud al-Shaalan is threatening the West in the video in English and French, saying, “If anyone challenges the existence of this country (Saudi Empire), we are all ready for martyrdom and jihad.” Saud al-Shaalan This video is going viral on social media.
Saudi Arabia’s human rights lawyer Abulullah Al-Awda from the Middle East Eye said that Saud al-Sha’lan is a tribal leader and he is the grandson of the founder of Saudi Arabia, Abdul Aziz.
The US-Saudi Arabia partnership is in jeopardy
The meeting of G20 countries is going to be held in Indonesia from November 15. The G20 includes countries with the largest economies in the world. US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will also attend this meeting.
On Sunday, the Biden administration made it clear that President Biden has no intention of meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the G20 meeting.
The White House says that the decision of OPEC Plus is in favor of Russia. Relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States have been going through a rough patch for some time now
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) headed by Saudi Arabia has decided to cut oil production. America is angry with this decision. Because if there is a decrease in oil, then the prices will increase.
Prices have already increased due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The US had also tried to convince Saudi Arabia not to do so. Even President Joe Biden visited Saudi Arabia in July this year. But the two countries failed to reach an agreement.
OPEC’s decision is seen in the light of the war in Ukraine. Russia is also a member of OPEC Plus. America feels betrayed by Saudi Arabia. Russia has cut off natural gas supplies to Europe and cold weather has hit. The US thought that Saudi Arabia would not allow oil prices to rise. The United States, through the United Arab Emirates, also tried to convince Saudi Arabia not to follow through on its decision to cut oil production.
Is Saudi Arabia with Russia?
The US believes that Saudi Arabia is supporting Russia. The decision to cut oil production will increase oil prices in the international market and benefit the Russian economy. On the other hand, the United States and European countries are imposing more severe sanctions against Russia for attacking Ukraine in order to weaken its economy.
Leaders of the Democratic Party in America already hold negative views of Saudi Arabia. In 2019, Joe Biden talked about isolating Saudi Arabia during the election campaign. And now Democratic politicians in the US Congress are talking about teaching Saudi Arabia a lesson.
