Saudi Arabia and other Arab states have warned that an attack on him would pose a destabilizing risk to the region and oil markets, US media reported.
Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar have warned the White House that an attack on Iran would shake oil markets, according to a New York Times report confirming an earlier report by the Wall Street Journal.
Trump is softer than yesterday
Donald Trump said yesterday that the “killing” had “stopped” in Iran after the crackdown on protests and remained vague about his intentions for military intervention against Tehran.
Washington’s Arab allies fear that US strikes against Iran could disrupt the flow of oil through the Strait of Oman, the passageway at the entrance to the Persian Gulf that separates Iran from its Arab neighbors and through which one-fifth of the world’s oil supplies move, according to the Wall Street Journal.
According to the newspaper, Riyadh has assured Tehran that it will not engage in any conflict or allow the US to use Saudi airspace to strike Iran.
The possibility of taking military action is limited
The Gulf monarchies fear that the consequences of an escalation between the US and Iran will be at the expense of their own security, according to the New York Times.
Oil prices fell today as the market downgraded forecasts of US military action against Iran.
