Saudi Arabia Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the G-20 opening ceremony at the… Saudi Arabia’s deputy crown prince sent his energy minister to an OPEC meeting last month with a difficult mission: Make a deal with rival Iran but don’t compromise the kingdom’s ability to fight for oil-market share, people familiar with the matter said. The directive was a departure for Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the powerful 31-year-old son of King Salman who is prosecuting Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen against Iran-backed rebels. Prince Mohammed scuttled previous attempts at oil-production deals with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries this year as Saudi Arabia worried about Iran’s rising output following the end of Western sanctions. The agreement struck in Algiers last week would slash 1% to 2% of the 14-nation cartel’s 33.2 million barrels a day of production, the first time OPEC has agreed to […]