Saudi prince has CHILLING message for 'the West' following Biden's 'consequences' threat



A Saudi prince related to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman issued a chilling message to the United States after President Joe Biden's request for the Saudis to ramp up oil production was spurned by the Saudi-led oil cartel OPEC+ earlier this month.

In July, Biden traveled to Saudi Arabia — despite his tough talk about making the oil-rich kingdom a "pariah" following the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 — to request increased oil exports. Instead, a small increase was quickly followed by OPEC+’s announcement that it would slash output by 2 million barrels of oil per day starting in November.

Democrats in Washington responded by accusing the Saudis of conspiring with Russian President Vladimir Putin to drive fuel prices up amid the U.S. midterm elections.

"There's going to be some consequences for what [Saudi Arabia has] done with Russia," Biden threatened during a CNN interview last week. "I'm not going to get into what I'd consider and what I have in mind. But there will be — there will be consequences."

Shortly after Biden's retaliatory remarks, a video of Saudi Prince Saud al-Shaalan began circulating on Twitter.

"To the West, anybody that challenges the existence of this country and this kingdom. All of us, we are products of jihad and martyrdom," the prince said in the video. "That's my message to anybody that thinks that it can threaten us."


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"Okay. That's good. By the way, that's just a prince. What does he know?" quipped Glenn Beck on the radio program. "Just a prince of Saudi Arabia throwing around jihad and martyrdom. ... What could possibly go wrong?"



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Biden plans to break with his own precedent as he moves closer to buying oil from Saudi Arabia



President Biden is expected to extend an olive branch to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after promising to make him a "pariah" and working to isolate the Saudi regime for months.

On Monday, the White House confirmed that Biden is planning to visit the oil-rich nation this summer, marking the culmination of an 18-month standoff between Biden and the crown prince. Biden is trying to wind up back in the crown prince's good graces as gas prices soar amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Insider News reported that attempts by U.S. officials to convince the Saudis to increase their oil production have thus far been unsuccessful. Reportedly, the crown prince has repeatedly ignored phone calls from Biden when the president has sought to discuss issues of oil availability.

Displaying how vulnerable and dependent the U.S. is on foreign oil, Biden recently directly asked the crown prince to increase Saudi Arabia's oil output.

The Biden administration has previously made an active attempt at keeping the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at arm's length as the president refused to meet with the crown prince for months. The Biden administration may have even issued a personal offense to the crown prince when it said that Biden should deal directly with the crown prince's father.

The U.S. also has a history of sanctioning Saudi officials. Following the circulation of a declassified intelligence report regarding the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Central Intelligence Agency concluded that Khashoggi's murder was likely ordered by the crown prince.

Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia signals that it is no longer tenable for the Biden administration to adamantly oppose nations that could help alleviate domestic policy woes.

Adam Ereli, a former U.S. ambassador to Bahrain, said, "Do you hold a relationship hostage to human-rights concerns or you can move forward while not abandoning your moral high ground? In his mind, Biden can move forward."

Despite receiving heavy scrutiny from lawmakers and domestic activists, Biden and the White House insist that any meeting between Biden and the crown prince would serve the immediate interests of the U.S.

Last Friday, Biden said, "Look, I'm not going to change my view on human rights. But as president of the United States, my job is to bring peace if I can."

Saudi oil giant Aramco reported record first-quarter profits as oil prices soar around the globe



The Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco reported more than an 80% jump in net profit on Sunday setting a new quarterly earnings record for the company.

The oil producing behemoth said that its net income rose 82% to $39.5 billion in the first three months of 2022. CNBC reported that this is up from $21.7 billion over the same period in 2021.

The company’s income to date obliterates forecasts by economic experts, as well. Analysts polled by Reuters forecast Aramco’s income to be $38.5 billion.

The record quarter income for Aramco comes as companies throughout the oil industry are experiencing windfall profits from sharp rises in oil and gas prices. Aramco said that its earnings were largely driven by higher crude oil prices which in turn caused increasing volumes of product to be sold as downstream margins improved.

In the Sunday earnings release, Aramco President and CEO Amin Nasser said, “During the first quarter, our strategic downstream expansion progressed further in both Asia and Europe, and we continue to develop opportunities that complement our growth objectives. Against the backdrop of increased volatility in global markets, we remain focused on helping meet the world’s demand for energy that is reliable, affordable and increasingly sustainable.”

Now with a market cap around $2.43 trillion, Aramco has surpassed Apple to become the world’s most valuable company in the world.

Aramco’s stock is up more than 15% so far in 2022 amid widespread market selloffs. In March, the oil giant reported that its full-year profits from 2021 more than doubled due to the ongoing rise in global oil prices that has now been greatly exasperated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

As member states in the European Union and the United States look for alternatives to Russian oil Aramco has the opportunity to corner the Western oil market.

In early May, the European Union planned on moving forward with issuing additional sanctions against Russia. In order for the European Union to implement sanctions, all of its 27 member states must agree to enforce them in their respective nations.

An embargo of Russian oil by the European Union would dramatically increase tensions between the European Union’s member states and Russia as the member nations would subsequently isolate the nation from which they import almost two-thirds of their oil.

Ultimately, the European Union member states failed to reach a unanimous consensus on banning the import of Russian oil. Hungary was the sole dissenter.