Saudi Arabia’s oil attacks leave no safe options
5 years, 3 months ago

Saudi Arabia’s oil attacks leave no safe options

CNN  

CNN — After this weekend’s attacks on the world’s largest oil processing plant, the questions are simple: Who did it, from where and what will the response be? Hours after Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attacks, Pompeo retorted: “There is no evidence the attacks came from Yemen.” Iran predictably rejected Pompeo’s accusation. On Monday, Vice President Mike Pence’s Chief of Staff suggested Trump’s “locked and loaded” comment a few hours earlier did not necessarily imply a military response. The Washington Institute noted back in July that, “So far, there has effectively been no response to Iran’s provocations; while President Trump is right to wish to avoid war, there are plenty of options on the spectrum between war and inaction.” The United States’ Gulf allies want assurances that America has their back; so far, a summer of escalation, either by Iran or its proxies has not generated a response beyond a tightening of US sanctions. As the Soufan Center, a global security nonprofit group, wrote in May: “Iran’s regional tactics are difficult to disrupt with US or even global sanctions, insofar as Iran’s efforts are inexpensive and involve working with partners that have established support bases in the countries where they operate.” Those partners include the Houthis, Hezbollah in Lebanon and Shia militia in Iraq.

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US: Islamic Resistance group is to blame for Jordan attack
11 months, 1 week ago

US: Islamic Resistance group is to blame for Jordan attack

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday attributed the drone attack that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed militias, as President Joe Biden weighs his options to respond to the strike. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Wednesday the U.S. believes the attack was planned, resourced and …

Top US official, Mohammed bin Salman discuss Yemen war after meeting between Saudi envoy & Iran-backed Houthis
1 year, 8 months ago

Top US official, Mohammed bin Salman discuss Yemen war after meeting between Saudi envoy & Iran-backed Houthis

Firstpost  

The Houthis seized Yemen’s capital Sanaa in 2014 and forced the internationally recognised government into exile in Saudi Arabia White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Tuesday had a telephonic conversation with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid signs that the Saudis and Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen are making “significant progress” toward finding a permanent end to …

Officials: Saudis tell US that Iran may attack the kingdom
2 years, 2 months ago

Officials: Saudis tell US that Iran may attack the kingdom

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with American officials that suggests Iran could be preparing for an imminent attack on the kingdom, three U.S. officials said Tuesday. Iran’s mission to the United Nations told The Associated Press on Wednesday the U.S. claims are “baseless.” “Western and Zionist regimes spread biased news aimed at creating a negative mood towards the …

Saudi Arabia, US on high alert after warning of imminent Iranian attack
2 years, 2 months ago

Saudi Arabia, US on high alert after warning of imminent Iranian attack

Live Mint  

Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with the U.S. warning of an imminent attack from Iran on targets in the kingdom, putting the American military and others in the Middle East on an elevated alert level, said Saudi and U.S. officials In response to the warning, Saudi Arabia, the U.S. and several other neighboring states have raised the level of alert …

Iran to attack Saudi Arabia within 48 hrs? Intel shared with US, says report
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran to attack Saudi Arabia within 48 hrs? Intel shared with US, says report

Live Mint  

The increasing tension between Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States that also includes Russia waging war against Ukraine, has escalated to an extent that three officials have informed the United States that Iran might attack Saudi Arabia ‘soon or at least within the next 48 hours’, according to a report by AP. One of the officials who confirmed the …

Amid anti-hijab protests Iran may be planning attack, Saudi Arabia tells US
2 years, 2 months ago

Amid anti-hijab protests Iran may be planning attack, Saudi Arabia tells US

Hindustan Times  

The United States expressed concerns about threats from Iran against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday warning that it will not hesitate to respond if necessary. Earlier Wall Street Journal had reported that Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with the United States warning of an imminent attack from Iran. The report also said that the planned attacks on Saudi Arabia are an …

Saudis tell US that Iran may attack the kingdom: Officials
2 years, 2 months ago

Saudis tell US that Iran may attack the kingdom: Officials

Al Jazeera  

United States says threats are concerning, and that it will defend Saudi Arabia and other Middle East allies. “We will not hesitate to act in the defence of our interests and partners in the region.” The Wall Street Journal newspaper first reported on Saudi Arabia sharing the intelligence with the US earlier on Tuesday. In October, the commander of Iran’s …

Saudi Arabia tells U.S. that Iran is prepping attack on kingdom
2 years, 2 months ago

Saudi Arabia tells U.S. that Iran is prepping attack on kingdom

The Hindu  

Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with American officials that suggests Iran could be preparing for an imminent attack on the kingdom, three U.S. officials confirmed on Tuesday. “We will not hesitate to act in the defense of our interests and partners in the region.” One of the officials who confirmed the intelligence sharing described it as a credible threat of …

US and Saudi Arabia concerned that Iran may be planning attack on energy infrastructure in Middle East
2 years, 2 months ago

US and Saudi Arabia concerned that Iran may be planning attack on energy infrastructure in Middle East

CNN  

CNN — United States and Saudi Arabia have shared intelligence with each other that indicates that Iran may be planning an imminent attack on energy infrastructure in the Middle East, particularly in Saudi Arabia, a US official tells CNN. He said that he was not aware of any public warnings issued through the embassy about a threat and confirmed that …

Saudis say US sought 1 month delay of OPEC+ production cuts
2 years, 2 months ago

Saudis say US sought 1 month delay of OPEC+ production cuts

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia said Thursday that the U.S. had urged it to postpone a decision by OPEC and its allies — including Russia — to cut oil production by a month. Rising oil prices — and by extension higher gasoline prices — have been a key driver of inflation in the U.S. and around the world, …

Saudis angrily say U.S. oil accusations are political, unfounded
2 years, 2 months ago

Saudis angrily say U.S. oil accusations are political, unfounded

LA Times  

The spat between the United States and Saudi Arabia and its fellow OPEC members over the management of petroleum supplies intensified Thursday when Riyadh accused Washington of “politicizing oil” and declared it would not submit to “dictates” from supposedly friendly countries. “The Kingdom affirms that outcomes of the OPEC+ meetings are adopted through consensus among member states, and that they …

A bump and a miss: Saudi oil cut slaps down Biden’s outreach
2 years, 3 months ago

A bump and a miss: Saudi oil cut slaps down Biden’s outreach

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday effectively acknowledged the failure of one of his biggest and most humiliating foreign policy gambles: a fist-bump with the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia, the crown prince associated with human rights abuses. That fist bump three months ago was followed by a face slap this week from Prince Mohammed: a big oil …

Yemen rebels strike oil depot in Saudi city hosting F1 race
2 years, 9 months ago

Yemen rebels strike oil depot in Saudi city hosting F1 race

Associated Press  

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked an oil depot on Friday in the Saudi city of Jiddah ahead of a Formula One race in the kingdom. “This hostile escalation targets oil facilities and aims to undermine energy security and the backbone of global economy,” al-Malki said, according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency. The Saudi Motorsport Co., which …

Saudi Aramco’s Jeddah oil depot hit by Houthi attack
2 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Aramco’s Jeddah oil depot hit by Houthi attack

Al Jazeera  

Saudi Arabia announces ‘military operation’ in Yemen following series of drone and rocket attacks on the kingdom. Yemen’s Houthis rebels have acknowledged a series of attacks on Saudi Arabia after state media in the kingdom reported rocket and drone strikes targeting an oil depot in Jeddah and other facilities in Riyadh. The Saudi Motorsport Co, which promotes the race, acknowledged …

Satellite photos show Yemen rebels hit Saudi oil site again
2 years, 9 months ago

Satellite photos show Yemen rebels hit Saudi oil site again

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels this week struck the same oil storage tank in the Saudi Arabian city of Jiddah they had previously hit a year and a half ago, satellite photos showed Tuesday. It also comes as Saudi Arabia issued an unusually stark warning that it is unable to guarantee its oil production won’t be …

Saudi Arabia says it’s not responsible for high oil prices
2 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia says it’s not responsible for high oil prices

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia said Monday that it “won’t bear any responsibility” for a shortage in global oil supplies after a fierce barrage of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels affected production in the kingdom, the world’s largest oil exporter. The salvo of rebel attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities marked a serious escalation in the war, which …

Saudi Arabia says Yemen rebels target its energy facilities
2 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia says Yemen rebels target its energy facilities

The Hindu  

Yemen’s Houthi rebels unleashed a barrage of drone and missile strikes on Saudi Arabia early Sunday that targeted a liquified natural gas plant, water desalination plant, oil facility and power station, Saudi state-run media reported. The attacks also came as Saudi Arabia's state-backed oil giant Aramco announced that its profits surged 124% in 2021 to $110 billion, a big jump …

Saudi Arabia: 12 hurt in attack targeting airport near Yemen
2 years, 11 months ago

Saudi Arabia: 12 hurt in attack targeting airport near Yemen

Associated Press  

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said 12 people were injured by falling debris from an attempted drone attack Thursday on an airport in the southern Saudi region of Abha, near the kingdom’s border with Yemen. Saudi Arabia has been involved in Yemen’s civil war since 2015, fighting against the rebel Houthis who overran the capital, …

Saudi forces intercept three ballistic missiles, blame Houthis
3 years, 4 months ago

Saudi forces intercept three ballistic missiles, blame Houthis

Al Jazeera  

Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis say the rebels fired three ballistic missiles at cities in the kingdom’s east and south. Authorities in Saudi Arabia say they have intercepted three ballistic missiles targeting the country’s oil-rich eastern region as well as the cities of Najran and Jazan in the south. Shrapnel from the missile scattered over the Dammam Suburb neighbourhood, injuring …

Saudi, Iranian officials held direct talks in Iraq: Report
3 years, 8 months ago

Saudi, Iranian officials held direct talks in Iraq: Report

Al Jazeera  

Media report says first round of talks held in Baghdad earlier this month with the Iraqi PM facilitating the process. Senior Saudi and Iranian officials held direct talks in a bid to repair relations between the two regional rivals, according to a report in the Financial Times which quoted officials briefed on the discussions. The first round of the reported …

Houthis launch attacks on Saudi oil facilities, military sites
3 years, 9 months ago

Houthis launch attacks on Saudi oil facilities, military sites

Al Jazeera  

Saudi Arabia says it plans to take action after Yemen’s Houthis launch drone and missile attacks on sixth anniversary of Saudi intervention. Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they have launched drone and ballistic missile attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting oil facilities owned by the state-run Saudi Aramco company and military sites, coinciding with the sixth anniversary of the kingdom’s military intervention …

Saudi Arabia: Drones attack Riyadh oil facility, no damage
3 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia: Drones attack Riyadh oil facility, no damage

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A drone attack struck an oil installation in Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh on Friday, the Saudi state-run news agency reported, igniting a blaze at the facility deep in the kingdom’s territory. Most recently, drones struck Ras Tanura, the country’s largest crude oil refinery with capacity of 550,000 barrels a day, raising concerns about the …

Fire at Saudi Arabia oil facility after drone attack
3 years, 9 months ago

Fire at Saudi Arabia oil facility after drone attack

Al Jazeera  

Saudi Arabia condemns attack, saying it targeted ‘the security and stability of the world’s energy supplies’. Saudi Arabia said drones struck an oil facility in the capital of Riyadh on Friday, igniting a fire at the installation. Saudi Arabia condemned the attack saying the assault targeted “the security and stability of the world’s energy supplies”. “We condemn the Houthis’ attempts …

Ties with Saudis at stake as U.S. set to release findings on Jamal Khashoggi killing
3 years, 10 months ago

Ties with Saudis at stake as U.S. set to release findings on Jamal Khashoggi killing

The Hindu  

The United States has pledged to tell the world its conclusions on what role Saudi Arabia’s crown prince played in the brutal killing and dismembering of a U.S.-based journalist, but as important is what comes next — what the Biden administration plans to do about it. The conversation was overshadowed by the expected imminent release of findings on whether the …

Ties with Saudis at stake as US releases findings on killing
3 years, 10 months ago

Ties with Saudis at stake as US releases findings on killing

Associated Press  

The United States has pledged to tell the world its conclusions on what role Saudi Arabia’s crown prince played in the brutal killing and carving up of a U.S.-based journalist, but as important is what comes next — what the Biden administration plans to do about it. The conversation was overshadowed by the expected imminent release of findings on whether …

EXPLAINER: What US ending Saudi war support means for Yemen
3 years, 11 months ago

EXPLAINER: What US ending Saudi war support means for Yemen

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Joe Biden’s announcement that the U.S. will end its support of a Saudi-led coalition’s yearslong war against Yemen’s Houthi rebels likely will increase pressure on the kingdom to end its campaign there. Saudi Arabia, along with the United Arab Emirates and other countries, entered the war alongside Yemen’s internationally recognized government in March 2015. …

US exploring new bases in Saudi Arabia amid Iran tensions
3 years, 11 months ago

US exploring new bases in Saudi Arabia amid Iran tensions

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military is exploring the possibility of using a Red Sea port in Saudi Arabia and an additional two airfields in the kingdom amid heightened tensions with Iran, the military said Tuesday. While describing the work as “contingency” planning, the U.S. military said it already has tested unloading and shipping cargo overland from Saudi …

Why oil makes Gulf countries vulnerable to Iran
4 years ago

Why oil makes Gulf countries vulnerable to Iran

Al Jazeera  

The brazen attack that led to the death of Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh has undoubtedly angered Tehran. Due to certain changes in the oil market and US foreign policy priorities, Arab countries in the Gulf find themselves in a more vulnerable position today. Up until a few years ago, the Iranian go-to retaliatory threat was closing the Strait of Hormuz …

Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles in attack claimed by Yemen’s Houthis
4 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles in attack claimed by Yemen’s Houthis

The Hindu  

Saudi Arabia said its air defences intercepted two ballistic missiles on Saturday night in an attack that Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group on Sunday said it had launched towards the capital Riyadh and southern areas near the Yemeni border. Yemen’s Houthis battling the Saudi-led coalition have launched hundreds of missiles and drones across the border, mostly at nearby military and civilian …

Saudi Arabia and Iran may finally be ready for rapprochement
5 years, 2 months ago

Saudi Arabia and Iran may finally be ready for rapprochement

Al Jazeera  

The October 11 attack on an Iranian oil tanker in Red Sea waters off the coast of Saudi Arabia stoked further friction in a region rattled by attacks on tankers and oil installations since May and increased fears of war between Riyadh and Tehran. The Saudi leadership cannot ignore the US president’s reluctance to take on Iran and his betrayal …

Iran’s capacity to strike back should even make a politically desperate Trump think twice
5 years, 3 months ago

Iran’s capacity to strike back should even make a politically desperate Trump think twice

Salon  

On CBS’s “60 Minutes,” the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the architect of his kingdom’s brutal war on Yemen, suggested that a war against Iran would be a bad idea. It could, he said, lead to a “total collapse of the global economy.” The region that includes Saudi Arabia and Iran contains about a third of the world’s energy …

Saudi oil attack: All the latest updates
5 years, 3 months ago

Saudi oil attack: All the latest updates

Al Jazeera  

Turkish President Erdogan says Ankara will continue its relations with Tehran despite US sanctions on Islamic Republic. Iran’s foreign minister Javad Zarif warns of ‘all-out war’ Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the result of any US or Saudi military attack against his country would result in an “all-out war”. US, UK agree on ‘unified response’ to Aramco …

Germany, UK, France blame Iran for Saudi oil attacks
5 years, 3 months ago

Germany, UK, France blame Iran for Saudi oil attacks

Al Jazeera  

Signatories to 2015 Iran nuclear deal issue statement as more signs emerge pointing to collapse of landmark agreement. The French, the British and the Germans are not even waiting for a UN or international investigation, which the Saudis have themselves called for.” Leverett said the conclusion drawn by the three European powers also “underestimates, as they have for years, what …

Stay out of Gulf, Iran warns US against sending troops to Saudi Arabia
5 years, 3 months ago

Stay out of Gulf, Iran warns US against sending troops to Saudi Arabia

India TV News  

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday warned that foreign forces were threatening the security of the Gulf, after the US said it was deploying troops to the region. Rouhani's remarks comes a day after it was revealed that the US is sending more troops to Saudi Arabia in the wake of the September 14 drone attacks on a major oil …

Iran vows ‘destruction of any aggressor’ as US moves troops to Saudi Arabia
5 years, 3 months ago

Iran vows ‘destruction of any aggressor’ as US moves troops to Saudi Arabia

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Iran has threatened “the …

Explained | Are Saudi Arabia’s oil supplies vulnerable?
5 years, 3 months ago

Explained | Are Saudi Arabia’s oil supplies vulnerable?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Early on September 14, two critical Saudi Arabian oil installations near the Gulf coast came under attack. The drones and the missiles evaded Saudi Arabia’s U.S.-supplied air defence system and attacked the heart of the kingdom’s oil industry with pinpoint accuracy. Saudi Arabia later concluded that Iran, whose oil sales have tanked amid biting U.S. sanctions, …

U.S. to send troops to Saudi Arabia, hold off on striking Iran
5 years, 3 months ago

U.S. to send troops to Saudi Arabia, hold off on striking Iran

The Hindu  

The Pentagon on Friday announced it will deploy additional U.S. troops and missile defense equipment to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as President Donald Trump has at least for now put off any immediate military strike on Iran in response to the attack on the Saudi oil industry. The announcement reflected Mr. Trump’s comments earlier in the day …

Why last week’s attack could strengthen Saudi Aramco
5 years, 3 months ago

Why last week’s attack could strengthen Saudi Aramco

CNN  

Jeddah CNN Business — An attack in the early hours of September 14 struck at the core of Saudi Aramco, jolting a company that earns over half of Saudi Arabia’s total gross domestic product every year. More importantly, it illustrated just how vulnerable the world’s largest oil exporter is to an attack, despite Saudi Arabia having the highest per capita …

Donald Trump approves US troop deployment to Saudi Arabia, UAE following attack on oil facilities
5 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump approves US troop deployment to Saudi Arabia, UAE following attack on oil facilities

ABC  

US President Donald Trump has approved the deployment of American troops to bolster Saudi Arabia's air defences after the biggest-ever attack on the kingdom's oil facilities, which Washington has squarely blamed on Iran. Key points: The Pentagon said military deployment would be primarily defensive in nature A total of 25 drones and missiles were launched at two Saudi oil plants …

Saudi Arabia has a great deal more to lose from war than Iran
5 years, 3 months ago

Saudi Arabia has a great deal more to lose from war than Iran

CNN  

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia CNN — Saudi Arabia is not pressing for war, but its options to avoid one are narrowing. In short Saudi has much to lose from war; Iran, which is under the crushing weight of “maximum pressure” US sanctions, less so. A source close to the investigation says both US and Saudi investigators believe with “a high degree …

Scorched pipelines: Saudis reveal damage from Aramco attacks
5 years, 3 months ago

Scorched pipelines: Saudis reveal damage from Aramco attacks

Al Jazeera  

Saudi officials take reporters to oil giant Aramco’s attack-stricken facilities as markets weigh impact on crude supply. Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir said on Thursday the attacks were an “extension of the Iranian regime’s hostile and outlawed behaviour”. 190918144905315 ‘Peaceful resolution?’ “If the Americans think of any plots, the Iranian nation will respond from the Mediterranean, …

US says attack on Saudi oil site was an Iranian ‘act of war’
5 years, 3 months ago

US says attack on Saudi oil site was an Iranian ‘act of war’

Associated Press  

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called the attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil installations an “act of war” against the kingdom by Iran, as the Saudis displayed missile and drone wreckage and cited other evidence they said shows the raid was “unquestionably Iran, which has denied involvement in the attack, warned the U.S. it …

US says attack on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil facility is ‘act of war’ by Iran after Donald Trump threatens more sanctions
5 years, 3 months ago

US says attack on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil facility is ‘act of war’ by Iran after Donald Trump threatens more sanctions

Firstpost  

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called the attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil installations an “act of war” against the kingdom by Iran, as the Saudis displayed missile and drone wreckage and cited other evidence they said shows the raid was “unquestionably Riyadh: US secretary of state Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called the attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil …

Donald Trump says there are 'many options short of war' with Iran, after US accuses Tehran of 'unquestionably sponsoring' Saudi Arabia attacks
5 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump says there are 'many options short of war' with Iran, after US accuses Tehran of 'unquestionably sponsoring' Saudi Arabia attacks

Firstpost  

Donald Trump said there were many options short of war with Iran after US ally Saudi Arabia displayed remnants of drones and missiles it said were used in a crippling attack on its oil sites that was ‘unquestionably Los Angeles/Jeddah: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday there were many options short of war with Iran after US ally Saudi …

What We Know About The Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities
5 years, 3 months ago

What We Know About The Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities

NPR  

What We Know About The Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities Enlarge this image toggle caption Planet Labs Inc. Enlarge this image toggle caption U.S. Government/DigitalGlobe/AP U.S. Government/DigitalGlobe/AP The group that has claimed responsibility probably didn't do it Shortly after the attack, Houthi rebels in Yemen announced that they had launched drones against the Saudi facilities. Enlarge this image toggle caption …

Oil attacks ‘unquestionably sponsored by Iran’: Saudi Arabia
5 years, 3 months ago

Oil attacks ‘unquestionably sponsored by Iran’: Saudi Arabia

Al Jazeera  

Defence ministry says no way attacks were launched from Yemen but Houthi rebels boast drones can easily fly 700km. Saudi Arabia said strikes on its oil infrastructure came from the “north” and were “unquestionably” Showing debris from the alleged weapons used at a press conference on Wednesday, a defence ministry spokesman said there was no way the attacks could have …

Oil price drops for 2nd day despite heightened Gulf tensions
5 years, 3 months ago

Oil price drops for 2nd day despite heightened Gulf tensions

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Oil prices retreated for a second day Wednesday even as the Saudi military blamed Iran for recent attacks to critical oil infrastructure and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the strike an “act of war.” Benchmark U.S. crude fell 2% to close at $58.11 per barrel. It was another day of volatile, unpredictable trading — a …

Saudi Arabia says Iran missiles, drones attacked oil sites
5 years, 3 months ago

Saudi Arabia says Iran missiles, drones attacked oil sites

India TV News  

Saudi Arabia alleged Wednesday an attack by drones and cruise missiles on the heart of the kingdom’s oil industry was “unquestionably The news conference by Saudi military spokesman Col. Turki al-Malki comes after a summer of heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S. over President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrawing America from Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. The U.S. …

Boris Johnson and Donald Trump agree need for 'united response' to Saudi Arabia oil attacks
5 years, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson and Donald Trump agree need for 'united response' to Saudi Arabia oil attacks

Daily Mail  

Boris Johnson and Donald Trump today agreed there must be a 'united diplomatic response' to an attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities as Riyadh claimed Iran The Prime Minister and US President discussed the volatile situation in the Middle East in an afternoon phone call today as they both condemned the attack which took place on Saturday. Boris Johnson, pictured …

Days after Saudi Arabia oil attacks, Donald Trump orders US govt to 'substantially increase' Iran sanctions
5 years, 3 months ago

Days after Saudi Arabia oil attacks, Donald Trump orders US govt to 'substantially increase' Iran sanctions

Firstpost  

The United States already enforces widespread sanctions that have crippled Iran’s economy, including attempting to shut down its major oil export industry. Washington: President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced what he said would be substantial new sanctions against Iran in the first response to what US officials say was likely Iranian involvement in an attack on Saudi oil facilities. “I …

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