Saudi Arabia's apparent support for a global deal to cap production was thrown into question Friday following comments by a top royal official suggesting a harder line on Iran. Oil prices that had rallied above $40, partially on hopes of a global pact between Opec and non-Opec this month, fell sharply in response. Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the second in line to the Saudi throne, was quoted as saying his country would participate in the so-called freeze deal only if Iran does as well - a tough line on the issue that had been taken previously by Riyadh, but which had softened in messaging over the past few weeks (OD Mar.22'16).
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机译：上周五，一位高级皇家官员发表了暗示对伊朗采取强硬路线的评论，沙特阿拉伯对全球上限产量交易的明显支持遭到质疑。作为回应，部分是由于希望本月欧佩克与非欧佩克之间达成全球协议的希望，油价回升至40美元以上。引用沙特王位第二位副王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼（Mohammed bin Salman）的话说，只有在伊朗也这样做的情况下，他的国家才会参加所谓的冻结协议-这是伊朗先前对这个问题的强硬路线利雅得（Riyadh），但在过去几周内（消息发布于16年3月22日）在消息传递方面有所减弱。
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