Friday, February 12, 2016
12:30 – 1:45 p.m.
 

Lunch and registration will begin at 12:30 p.m.
Rayburn House Office Building Room 2200
 

Expert Panel:

General Charles F. Wald, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
Member, Energy Security Leadership Council
Securing America’s Future Energy

John Hannah
Senior Counselor, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Robert McNally
Founder and President, the Rapidan Group

Moderated by:

Indira Lakshmanan
Foreign Policy Correspondent
 

Join the conversation on twitter using the hashtag #SaudiIranTension, and follow @Securing_Energy and @FollowFDD.

The latest increase in tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia raises questions about the potential for further instability in the region and possible oil supply disruptions. These risks are most apparent in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, home both to more than half of the nation’s oil production and a Shia majority. The panel discussion will focus on how these developments are impacting U.S. national and energy security interests at a time when Iran sanctions are being lifted, allowing Tehran to export its petroleum, further adding to an oversupplied global oil market.