The Oil King’s Diplomat

If they continue to be antagonistic what do you think will happen?
The Arab countries will defend themselves.

You're not making me feel better about stability in the Middle East, Your Highness.
Well, I'm trying to make me feel better about it. Just think of the consequences of military action around that small lake which is the gulf, which is the place where you have so much of the interests of the international community and its economy. And, God forbid, if violence happens there, what the consequences will be for the economy of the world.

Some Israeli analysts are saying Iran can't really hit back at Israel or the U.S. It could hit at Saudi Arabia, though, couldn't it?
Well, I think that's more important than hitting Israel.

Well, you would.
I think the Israelis should know that that is so. I mean what effect would a strike on Israel have on the international economy compared to what a strike on Saudi Arabia would have on the international economy?

Among those blowing themselves up in Iraq to destabilize the country, there are reportedly many Saudi citizens.
It's absolutely not true.

How do you see the situation in Pakistan since President Pervez Musharraf declared martial law?
Any instability in Pakistan is dangerous, although I think it is premature to make a judgment on it. We can't see where it is going now.

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