Former US Foreign Minister Henry Kissinger has warned that the eradication of ISIS would create an “Iranian radical empire. The former diplomat has suggested that once ISIS is defeated, and if Iran occupies the free territory, this could lead to the emergence of a new empire. Source: Al Arabiya
OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia does not wish to impose a 1973-style oil embargo on Western consumers, the country’s energy minister reportedly said Monday, amid a deepening crisis over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Source: CNBC
Saudi Arabia signed deals worth more than $50 billion in oil, gas, infrastructure and other sectors at an investment conference in Riyadh on Tuesday, officials there said. Source: Reuters
Russia said on Monday it would be forced to respond in kind to restore the military balance with the United States if President Donald Trump carried through on a threat to quit a nuclear arms treaty and began developing new missiles. Source: France24
