Saudi Crown Prince threatened to damage US economy – media

Saudi Crown Prince threatened to damage US economy – media

NNA - Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman privately threatened to harm the American economy after President Joe Biden warned Saudi Arabia ofnbsp;ldquo;consequencesrdquo;nbsp;for agreeing an oil production cut with Russia, the Washington Post has reported, citing leaked material.

The Biden administration had said it would re-evaluate relations with the kingdom following a decision by Riyadh to slash crude production against the wishes of the US.

The Crown Prince, who is widely referred to as MBS, warned that he would not deal with the US administration anymore if Biden penalized Saudi Arabia. He also promisednbsp;ldquo;major economic consequences for Washington,rdquo;nbsp;the Post reported on Thursday.

The threat was contained in a classified document that was leaked on a Discord server, but it was not clear whether the remark was part of intercepted communications or a message sent privately to the US.

Biden made his dissatisfaction with Riyadh clear last October after the OPEC+ group of major oil producers including Russia agreed to cut production by two million barrels a day. Washington was working to punish Moscow with sanctions on its oil trade over the conflict in Ukraine.

ldquo;Therersquo;s going to be some consequences for what theyrsquo;ve done with Russia,rdquo;nbsp;the US president said in an interview with CNN at the