Saudi Crown Prince Warns of Economic Consequences in Oil Dispute with U.S.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia threatened to impose significant economic costs on the United States if it retaliated against the country's decision to slash oil production last fall, according to a classified document obtained by The Washington Post. The U.S. intelligence document was circulated on the Discord messaging platform as part of an extensive leak of highly sensitive national security materials. The improved rapport between the two countries has disappointed human rights advocates who hoped for a sharper break with the kingdom in light of Mohammed’s role overseeing the war in Yemen and the U.S. intelligence community’s assessment that he ordered the 2018 murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.