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NEWS: Iran hints at striking Gulf oil infrastructure if US attacks; Saudi Arabian Crown Prince threatens to break US ties by Mark Douglas Whitaker 11 February 2002 11:43 UTC |
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--------------------------------------------------------------- Story from the www.indymedia.org:8081 newswire Checkout independent media coverage of politics, protest, and life at: http://www.indymedia.org:8081 This message was sent to you by: Mark Comments: --------------------------------------------------------------- Article by: Hindustan Times Sunday 10 Feb 2002 Summary:\"If total insecurity were to settle over Iran, preventing its oil from being exported, then no other oil in the region would be exported,\" Reference at indymedia website: http://www.indymedia.org:8081//front.php3?article_id=132876 Article: Hindustan Times Iran hints at striking Gulf oil infrastructure if US attacks AFP Tehran, Feb 10 A senior official from Iran\'s elite Revolutionary Guards hinted on Sunday that the country could retaliate for any US military action by targeting the Gulf\'s oil infrastructure. \"If total insecurity were to settle over Iran, preventing its oil from being exported, then no other oil in the region would be exported,\" Pasdaran second-in-command Mohammad Baghr Zolghadr was quoted as saying by television. \"If a war breaks out, then the Persian Gulf will be the graveyard of US soldiers and their navy. Iran is not Afghanistan, and a war against us would not last two or three months. The Americans are bawling like drunkards, but with time, they will understand their mistake,\" he warned. The US imports large quantities of oil from the Persian Gulf, including from its chief ally in the region, Saudi Arabia. Iran is the second-biggest producer in the 11-member Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Relations between Tehran and Washington have hit a new low after US President George W. Bush named Iran, along with Iraq and North Korea, on January 29 as part of an \"axis of evil,\" and hinted it could be targeted in a future phase of its \"war against terrorism.\" http://www.hindustantimes.com/nonfram/110202/dlame02.asp AND --------------------------------------------------------------- Article by: Hindustan Times Sunday 10 Feb 2002 Summary:\"This is America\'s right but Saudi Arabia will not accept the decision. Starting from today, You (Americans) go your own way, We go my way. From now on, we will protect our national interests, regardless of where America\'s interests lie in the region,\" (August 2001) Reference at indymedia website: http://www.indymedia.org:8081//front.php3?article_id=132872 Article: Hindustan Times \'Bush speech angered Saudi Prince; threatened to derail ties\' PTI Washington, February 10 Angered by President George W Bush\'s remarks, the Saudi Crown Prince had threatened to sever ties with the US that prompted Washington to change its approach towards the Palestine-Israel issue, a leading daily said on Sunday. Crown Prince Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz was irked over statements by the American leader on August 24 which he interpreted as being biased towards Israel and critical of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, an investigative dispatch in The Washington Post said. Bush had said \"the Israelis will not negotiate under a terrorist threat...And if the Palestinians are interested in a dialogue, then I strongly urge Mr (Yasser) Arafat to put 100 per cent effort into stopping the terrorist activity. And I believe he can do a better job of doing that.\" The Crown Prince immediately telephoned Saudi Ambassador to the US, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, and directed him to deliver a message to the White House. The message, handed over to National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of State Colin Powell, said, \"We believe there has been a strategic decision by the US that its national interest in the Middle East is 100 per cent based on Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.\" \"This is America\'s right but Saudi Arabia will not accept the decision. Starting from today, You (Americans) go your own way, We go my way. From now on, we will protect our national interests, regardless of where America\'s interests lie in the region,\" the daily quoted a Saudi official as saying in its series titled \'Marriage of Convenience--the US Saudi Alliance.\' http://www.hindustantimes.com/nonfram/110202/dlfor08.asp
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