Prince Turki al-Faisal, Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States, has warned that any military actions against Iran will be "catastrophic" for the region. In an interview run by the Christian Science Monitor, the ambassador said, "We are against any military conflict in the Gulf whose aim is to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear know-how. We think (it would be) catastrophic to us because - the immediate result of course is - another spike in oil prices. And this time nobody knows how high up the price will go. Secondly, there will be counter-measures by Iran if it is attacked ... It is not just going to be the Gulf states that will be affected by responses from Iran if it is attacked. But we think that there would be a worldwide manifestation of Iranian response."