783 The Saudi oil embargo should be considered before a military strike
"On what basis do the Americans check our weapons and equipment? Do you really think we're their vassal or something? When King Fahd heard this, he was furious.
He did not expect at all that at such a critical juncture, the Americans would stop Saudi ships at Saudi ports and demand an inspection of the weapons and equipment purchased by Saudi Arabia from China.
This is contempt for the entire Saudi government.
"Your Majesty, please stop being angry, the Americans may have known about our possession of DF-3 for a long time, but there should be a problem in the middle of intercepting it at a time like this. This is the last batch, and there are only five Dongfeng-3......" Sultan also felt that this was too much of a coincidence. "Even if they intercept it, they can't do anything, because the missiles we first transported back already have initial combat effectiveness......
At the beginning, Liu Yijiu provided Saudi Arabia with missiles like the DF-3 in batches, which was also based on such considerations.
The Americans' hands are really stretched out a little longer.
"No matter what their purpose is, this matter must not be done according to the temperament of the Americans, according to their ideas!" King Fahd thought about it, and also felt that the Americans would not jump out at this time without purpose, "Let Hume. Holland is here to see me! I'd like to ask him what he thinks of us! What qualifications do they have to interfere in our internal affairs? ”
This was indeed very infuriating to Fahd.
Americans' hands are stretching longer and longer.
While waiting for U.S. Ambassador Hume Holland to arrive, Dammam, Saudi Arabia's second-largest port. A group of Westerners in suits are in a stalemate with heavily armed port guards, and not far away, a not-so-large container ship is docked. Most of the containers on this freighter have been moved, and there are only a few containers left that are much larger than ordinary containers.
Prince Bandar looked at these CIA personnel in front of him, and his face was very ugly.
"Check? On what basis is it checked? This is our country, our ports, and what contraband there is should also be checked by the customs of our kingdom, and not by you CIA! "For the Americans in front of you. Prince Bandar did not have any favorites at all.
Jack, who is the head of intelligence at the CIA, has never received any information about Saudi Arabia's purchase of offensive weapons from China. If it weren't for this accident, I wouldn't have known.
In order to stop Saudi Arabia, in order to cover up its own mistakes, it can only make this matter bigger.
"Your Royal Highness. We're just doing a general check-up. Moreover, it is approved domestically. According to the agreement between our two sides and in consideration of regional security and stability, you cannot possess offensive weapons without the consent of the United States......" Jack said with an arrogant face. Ambassador Habi has arrived in Riyadh and will come to you, King Fahd, in the company of the United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Hume Horan, to discuss this matter......"
"That's your business. His Majesty has decreed that no unrelated person should approach these containers! If you want to force your way in, then ...... "Bandar is not without precautions in this matter.
As soon as his hand waved, a group of Arab soldiers in Saudi military uniforms sprang out in the middle of the calm shipping container. The guns were pointed at Jack and more than a dozen of his men.
On the other hand, a group of heavily armed port guards also ran briskly towards this side.
Jack's face suddenly became a little ugly.
In Riyadh. In King Fahd's palace, Ambassador Philip Harpy, the special envoy of the President of the United States, accompanied by Hume Holland, broke into the palace with a look of rage.
As soon as he met King Fahd and Sultan, the Harpy ambassador rebuked King Fahd with a stern face: "Your Majesty Fahd, once we helped you obtain defensive weapons, and at that time we both had an agreement, including exporting our most advanced fighter jets to you!" You have also promised that you will not procure offensive weapons, moreover, from China without consulting with us, obtaining our consent, or even saying hello to our big one! I hope you can give me an explanation, an explanation for the people who like peace......"
When Fahd faced the questioning of the Harpy ambassador, he immediately trembled with anger and could not even speak.
When Sultan heard this, he was immediately angry, and the arrogance of the Americans was really unbearable.
Immediately, he slapped the hand guard next to the sofa hard, "Mr. Harpy, please pay attention to your words, if your attitude represents the attitude of the United States, then, you can get out!" ”
No one is muddy.
The Americans, in particular, are thinking about Israel in everything.
The United States has supported Israel, robbed the Palestinians of the territory where they had lived and multiplied for generations, and drove out the Palestinians, and with the support of the United States, Israel has a powerful military force that can threaten any neighboring country.
Israel can acquire any kind of weapons and equipment, but the Arab countries cannot.
As long as it is a country that follows the United States, don't think about such a thing.
Only a country like Iraq could purchase a large number of missiles from the territory of the Soviet Union!
Saudi Arabia only has short-range missiles with a range of several tens of kilometers, and they are still far behind. If Israel were to attack Saudi Arabia, even Saudi Arabia would not even have the ability to defend itself.
Without long-range strategic deterrence, it is simply not enough.
Moreover, Saudi Arabia's oil has always been the most concerned thing for Americans, and the oil crisis in the seventies has made Americans always want to control all this in their own hands, if it were not for the existence of the Soviet Union, a monster that is so powerful that the world trembles, perhaps, the United States has begun to invade Saudi Arabia.
And now, just by purchasing dozens of medium-range strategic missiles from China to ensure Saudi Arabia's national defense and security, the Americans have begun to arbitrarily interfere, which is a huge challenge to Saudi Arabia's authority, and once it cannot cope with it, Saudi Arabia will eventually become a subsidiary of the United States. Everything has to be built according to the will of the Americans.
Further, to the entire Arab world.
"Your Highness, we hope you can realize what you're talking about!" Hume Holland didn't expect that. Sultan would say to them like this, "Your purchase of strategic missiles from China, once it is announced, will panic the whole world!" ”
"Then Israel has obtained nuclear bombs from you and the technology to make them, and you haven't thought about making us panic?" Fahd said coldly to the Yankees in front of him.
Israel is a cancer in the entire Arab world.
The hateful Jews should have been slaughtered by the Germans in the first place.
"Your Majesty, I hope you will think carefully about the consequences. It's hard for both of us to afford the consequences of such a thing. Our country just wants to make sure that you don't get a nuclear bomb from China, even though China is not a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. But ensuring world peace, which is what every one of us should do......" Harpy didn't want to say anything about Israel at all.
The relationship between Israel and the United States is very clear to the whole world.
"What if we don't let you check?" Fahd asked coldly the US presidential envoy in front of him.
Philip Harpy. One has been deeply involved in Middle Eastern diplomacy. In particular, the American expert on Middle East affairs in the course of the events of the Lebanese conflict.
"Philip, we are short on time, and besides, in the port of Dammam, the two sides have already begun to confront each other......" Seeing that the special envoy of the president did not directly explain his intention at all, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and immediately handed the envoy a note.
Seeing the note, Philip Harpy took a deep breath. Then he straightened his clothes and said to King Fahd with a grim face. "Your Majesty, I hope you have thought it all over this matter. The war between Iraq and Iran is a threat to the security of the entire Middle East, and you should be very aware of how much of a threat your long-range missiles will pose to the security of the entire Middle East region if their long-range missiles are revealed. When the time comes, whether it is Iran or Iraq, or even Israel, Egypt, Pakistan and other countries, they will plot to acquire long-range offensive capabilities......"
At this moment, Fahd did not have the anger he had at the beginning, and when he heard the words of the translator, he couldn't help but feel a little contemptuous.
“…… If you insist on going your own way, you will be subject to economic and even military sanctions from the United States and the NATO alliance......"
When the interpreter heard this, he was stunned, and then changed his words to a more gentle way, and even removed the severity in his tone a lot, replacing the economic sanctions and military sanctions in the threat of the Americans with those that might affect the economic and trade between the two sides, and affect the military cooperation between the two sides.
All along, Saudi Arabia has relied on the Americans to help build its national defense.
Horan has been in the Arab world for a long time, his Arabic is very good, and when he heard the words of the interpreter, he immediately stood up: "Your Majesty, what our special envoy said is not that it may affect the economic cooperation and military cooperation between our two sides, but that we, the United States and NATO allies, will impose sanctions on you!" Whether it is in the economic or military fields, if you insist on going your own way, affecting the peaceful and stable environment of the entire Middle East region and further affecting the national strategic security of the United States, we will not rule out the possibility of launching a military attack on you......"
"Bang!" Hearing Holland's words, whether it was Sultan or Fahd, their faces were full of distortions, and they slapped heavily on the gauntlets and top of the sofa, and Fahd even smashed the gold cup in his hand towards Holland.
"Well, let's sanction you first, we don't mind letting the United States and Europe have another oil crisis!" Fahd has the courage to purchase medium-range strategic missiles such as the DF-3 from China, and naturally he is not afraid of the threat of the Americans.
In the seventies, because the Americans helped the Israelis, led by Saudi Arabia, and then all Middle Eastern countries reduced oil production on a large scale, which then caused a shortage of oil supply in the United States and Europe, which triggered the financial crisis that swept Europe and the United States in the seventies......
Even, the relations between Western countries and the Soviet Union improved, and economic and trade exchanges increased, also because of the Soviet Union's oil exports......
"Your Majesty, is this your final decision?" Holland didn't expect this to come so quickly.
According to their deduction at the beginning, it would not have reached such a bad level at all.
Once there is another oil embargo, even if Israel is allowed to attack with the cooperation of NATO allies, it will definitely not do the United States any benefit.
Now the United States does not have too much military power in the Middle East, and Saudi Arabia has been cooperating with their plans to increase oil production, thus devastationing the Soviet Union's oil economy.
In this way, Soviet oil will be their only option, which will even allow the Soviet Union to climb out of it.
"If a military strike is your final decision, then this is also our final decision! I'm tired, you can leave. Sultan, inform Bandar at the port and tell him that anyone who wants to get in touch with the top military secrets of our country will be killed! Fahd's words were purely addressed to the US envoy.
"Your Majesty, you misunderstood, this is not what our government meant......" Seeing that the negotiations broke down before they began, how could this matter be completed?
Philip Harpy couldn't say anything about Holland.
But this must not end there.
"Your Majesty, I hope you can be clear about how much of an impact nuclear weapons will have on peace in the Middle East as a whole." Philip Harpy doesn't give up.
Sultan had seen the shamelessness of the Americans for I don't know how many times, and immediately said coldly, "Mr. Special Envoy, Your Majesty is going to rest." If you want to check, it is absolutely impossible! However, we can assure you that we have not purchased any nuclear weapons from China, just conventional warheads, and if you don't believe me, why don't we drop a few of them on a neighboring country to try the effect? ”
Faced with Sultan's threat, Horan was completely dumbfounded.
Even Philip Harpy was shocked.
When Sultan said this, he told them that the missiles in the hands of Saudi Arabia were not only the five missiles they had received the news about, but also had formed a certain combat effectiveness.
This is a threat to the United States, and even more so to Israel!
"Hume Horan, if you continue to stay in Riyadh, I think our good relations with the United States will be extremely seriously affected, and we in Saudi Arabia will never allow anyone to make any undue interference in our defense policy! Just because we get defensive weapons doesn't mean we can't procure them ourselves! Starting today, we will no longer procure any weapons and equipment from the United States......"
The king's words completely dumbfounded Hume Holland.
It didn't occur to him why King Fahd would accuse him of being the main culprit affecting the relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia!
He can't stay in Saudi Arabia anymore.
(To be continued.) )