The Saudis were behind the attacks on 9/11. The government has a highly redacted report that details that fact.
The problem here is that most muslims hate the west and want to see it conquered. The only group they hate more is the House of Saud.
As for the price of oil, it is being driven by consumers. The idea that Russia and Iran can control the price by mining the Strait of Hormuz is too simple. The Saudis have already thought of it, and so they have pipelines to elsewhere. I foresee them even forging a temporary truce with Israel just to have an outlet to the sea.
Saudi Arabia has a strong, but brittle government that could shatter at any moment. There are certain things the king simply can’t do without losing his right to rule (recall, he’s the keeper of Islam for the Sunnis.) Running a pipeline through Israel is high on that list. The king has invested heavily in taking down Assad and has failed. His reason was so they could run the pipeline through Syria. That failure is due to the Russians and the Iranians. When it comes to naked brutality, the Saudis are soft and the Iranians and the Russians are pros. If I had to call this one, I’d bet on the worse bad guys. (Recall, all we’ll do is send a strongly worded diplomatic note. We might even call them out of date and JV.)
>I foresee them even forging a temporary truce with Israel just to have an outlet to the sea.<
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They already have a TAP line, complete with pump stations, to the Mediterranean terminating at Lebanon. (TAP=Trans Arabian Pipeline)
With ISIS roaming around in that area, try to keep that pipeline from being blown up.