Saudi King Accuses Iran of Threatening Global Oil Supplies
- Saudi Arabia hosts Arab, Muslim summits as tensions rise
- U.S. has accused Iran of attacking oil tankers in the Gulf
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Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz accused Iran of threatening global oil supplies and shipping at a meeting of Arab leaders that called on the international community to confront Tehran following attacks on shipping and rising tensions in the oil rich region.
Leaders of Gulf and Arab states held two emergency summits in Mecca on Thursday to present a united front to Iran. At the end of the meetings, Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit said it was too early to talk of war with Tehran.