Oil, Iran top agenda as Putin visits Saudi ArabiaPutin's meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman comes at a time of increasing instability in the Middle East. These tensions spiked last month after the attacks on Saudi oil facilities that initially halved the kingdom's crude output and set oil markets alight. Last week an Iranian tanker was hit by suspected missile strikes off the coast of Saudi Arabia, sparking fresh conflict fears. The sale never materialised, however, as Saudi Arabia eventually opted to purchase a US system. After Saudi Arabia, Vladimir Putin will travel to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday to meet the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan.

Source: Bangkok Post October 14, 2019 02:37 UTC