2 Major Saudi Oil Installations Hit by Drone Strike, and U.S. Blames Iran

anatta said:
Drone attacks claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck two key oil installations inside Saudi Arabia on Saturday, damaging facilities that process the vast majority of the country’s crude output and raising the risk of a disruption in world oil supplies.

The attacks immediately escalated tensions in the Persian Gulf amid a standoff between the United States and Iran, even as key questions remained unanswered — where the drones were launched from, and how the Houthis managed to hit facilities deep in Saudi territory, some 500 miles from Yemeni soil.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran of being behind what he called “an unprecedented attack on the world’s energy supply” and asserted that there was “no evidence the attacks came from Yemen.” He did not, however, specify an alternative launch site, and the Saudis themselves refrained from pointing the finger directly at Iran.

President Trump condemned the attack in a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and offered support for “Saudi Arabia’s self defense,” the White House said in a statement, adding that the United States “remains committed to ensuring global oil markets are stable and well supplied.”
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The Houthis said they had launched the aerial attacks with 10 drones, which would amount to their most audacious strike on Saudi Arabia since the kingdom intervened in Yemen’s war more than four years ago. The Saudi-led bombing campaign has devastated the impoverished country and exacerbated the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

The Houthis are part of a regional network of militant groups aligned with and backed by Iran, Saudi Arabia’s regional rival. American and Saudi officials suspect that Iran has dispatched technicians to Yemen to train the Houthis on drone and missile technology.

United Nations investigators have written that the Houthis have acquired advanced drones that could have a range of up to 930 miles. That leaves open the possibility that the drones used Saturday had flown from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen. But they may also have been launched from another country, such as Iraq, or from inside Saudi Arabia itself.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has been training its militia proxies in the region, from Lebanon to Yemen, in more sophisticated warfare using drones, according to two people in Iran with knowledge of the programs.

In Yemen, for example, after Houthi missiles targeting Saudi Arabia were intercepted, Iran moved to train Houthis in drone technology, taking groups to Iran to master assembling, managing and repairing drones, said the people familiar with the programs.
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Iran is the Number One Terrorist Nation in the world. They need to be wiped out.
 
Germany, UK, France blame Iran for Saudi oil attacks

"The UK, France and Germany have laid the blame for the attacks on Saudi oil facilities this month at Iran's feet as they met at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hinted the UK might withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, while Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif proposed a new UN-backed deal involving Gulf countries.
Al Jazeera's James Bays reports from the United Nations in New York."

#AlJazeeraEnglish #SaudiOilAttacks #Iran

No surprise that Iran, on the State Dept. list of state sponsors of terrorism, is guilty of yet another act of terrorism (in this case, an act of war).
 
It's certainly no surprise that Iran, a state sponsor of terrorism, bombed the Saudi oil field. Their history of terrorism is well known and well publicized.

It's well past time for Iran to pay the price for its terrorism and acts of war.
 
Bill said:
What will your country do about it??

You know there are some :whome: that want the world controlled as they see fit & would fight to have it so to the last American service man or women..:thinking:
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look at the microcosm.......you want the issue controlled by people who think like moon or by people who think like Tom.......(trick question......we know you want the world controlled by people who think like you........everyone does)......
 
Bill said:
Lots of ppl & countries make threats, like trump for example-posturing & bull shit.:dunno: boys gotta be boys...

I guess it aint top secret any more.:rofl2: perhaps her majesties service will be knocking on the door to your flat by low tea....

Funny how Britain use to be great & Persia was scared, times they be a changin......
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boys gotta be boys?......
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glad things aren't serious.....
 
Bill said:
Lots of ppl & countries make threats, like trump for example-posturing & bull shit.:dunno: boys gotta be boys...

I guess it aint top secret any more.:rofl2: perhaps her majesties service will be knocking on the door to your flat by low tea....

Funny how Britain use to be great & Persia was scared, times they be a changin......
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Bill, this is imperative, get a clue.
 
moon said:
Of course. They have no evidence to submit. Each is shoring up the lie that the Izraelis have asked Trump to broadcast.
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by no evidence are you referring to the parts of the Iranian made drones that were recovered from the site of the attack or the information gathered about the path the attack drones followed.......
 
Germany, UK, France blame Iran for Saudi oil attacks

"The UK, France and Germany have laid the blame for the attacks on Saudi oil facilities this month at Iran's feet as they met at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hinted the UK might withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, while Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif proposed a new UN-backed deal involving Gulf countries.
Al Jazeera's James Bays reports from the United Nations in New York."

#AlJazeeraEnglish #SaudiOilAttacks #Iran

No surprise that Iran, on the State Dept. list of state sponsors of terrorism, is guilty of yet another act of terrorism (in this case, an act of war).
 
PostmodernProphet said:
by no evidence are you referring to the parts of the Iranian made drones that were recovered from the site of the attack or the information gathered about the path the attack drones followed.......
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Even if there were Iranian-made parts in the munitions that we are asked to believe exist that would not be proof of Iranian involvement in the attack.

If there was evidence of any ' path ' or ' launch point ' of the munitions that we are asked to believe exist then can we see it please, to determine if it is fake and decide who is trying to play us.
 
Germany, UK, France blame Iran for Saudi oil attacks

"The UK, France and Germany have laid the blame for the attacks on Saudi oil facilities this month at Iran's feet as they met at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hinted the UK might withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, while Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif proposed a new UN-backed deal involving Gulf countries.
Al Jazeera's James Bays reports from the United Nations in New York."

#AlJazeeraEnglish #SaudiOilAttacks #Iran

No surprise that Iran, on the State Dept. list of state sponsors of terrorism, is guilty of yet another act of terrorism (in this case, an act of war).

Time for Iran, a state sponsor of terrorism, to suffer for thir terrorism and acts of war.
 
anatta said:
Drone attacks claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck two key oil installations inside Saudi Arabia on Saturday, damaging facilities that process the vast majority of the country’s crude output and raising the risk of a disruption in world oil supplies.

The attacks immediately escalated tensions in the Persian Gulf amid a standoff between the United States and Iran, even as key questions remained unanswered — where the drones were launched from, and how the Houthis managed to hit facilities deep in Saudi territory, some 500 miles from Yemeni soil.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran of being behind what he called “an unprecedented attack on the world’s energy supply” and asserted that there was “no evidence the attacks came from Yemen.” He did not, however, specify an alternative launch site, and the Saudis themselves refrained from pointing the finger directly at Iran.

President Trump condemned the attack in a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and offered support for “Saudi Arabia’s self defense,” the White House said in a statement, adding that the United States “remains committed to ensuring global oil markets are stable and well supplied.”
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The Houthis said they had launched the aerial attacks with 10 drones, which would amount to their most audacious strike on Saudi Arabia since the kingdom intervened in Yemen’s war more than four years ago. The Saudi-led bombing campaign has devastated the impoverished country and exacerbated the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

The Houthis are part of a regional network of militant groups aligned with and backed by Iran, Saudi Arabia’s regional rival. American and Saudi officials suspect that Iran has dispatched technicians to Yemen to train the Houthis on drone and missile technology.

United Nations investigators have written that the Houthis have acquired advanced drones that could have a range of up to 930 miles. That leaves open the possibility that the drones used Saturday had flown from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen. But they may also have been launched from another country, such as Iraq, or from inside Saudi Arabia itself.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has been training its militia proxies in the region, from Lebanon to Yemen, in more sophisticated warfare using drones, according to two people in Iran with knowledge of the programs.

In Yemen, for example, after Houthi missiles targeting Saudi Arabia were intercepted, Iran moved to train Houthis in drone technology, taking groups to Iran to master assembling, managing and repairing drones, said the people familiar with the programs.
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moon said:
Even if there were Iranian-made parts in the munitions that we are asked to believe exist that would not be proof of Iranian involvement in the attack.
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really?.......do you think the parts walked over there AFTER the attack after escaping from the Iranian factory where they were made?......don't get close to Occam's razor.......its apt to cut your throat.....
 
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