US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blames Iran for drone attacks on a Saudi oil field
Washington Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pinned the blame on Iran for an attack at a Saudi oil field in a pair of tweets Saturday.
Drone strikes on crucial Saudi Arabian oil facilities have disrupted about half of the kingdom's oil capacity, or 5% of the daily global oil supply, CNN Business reported earlier Saturday. Yemen's Houthi rebels took responsibility for the attacks but they are often backed by Iran.Tehran is behind nearly 100 attacks on Saudi Arabia while Rouhani and Zarif pretend to engage in diplomacy.
— Secretary Pompeo September 14, 2019 "Tehran is behind nearly 100 attacks on Saudi Arabia while Rouhani and Zarif pretend to engage in diplomacy," Pompeo tweeted, referencing Iran's president Hassan Rouhani and foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. "Amid all the calls for de-escalation, Iran has now launched an unprecedented attack on the world's energy supply.
— Secretary Pompeo September 14, 2019 "We call on all nations to publicly and unequivocally condemn Iran's attacks," he tweeted."The United States will work with our partners and allies to ensure that energy markets remain well supplied and Iran is held accountable for its aggression."CNN has reached out to the State Department for further information regarding the attack and who was involved.
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