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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Plupsnup on 2024-10-19 10:51:25+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that when Kissinger publicly threatened “countermeasures” in a press conference, during the Oil Crisis, if the OAPEC embargo was not lifted, the Saudis responded with threatening further oil cuts and to burn their oil fields if the US military invaded.