Media visit Saudi oil plant damaged in strike blamed on Iran
ABQAIQ, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia on Friday took media on a tour of oil facilities damaged by attacks that Washington and Riyadh blame on Iran, showing melted pipes and burnt equipment, as Tehran vowed wide retaliation if heightened tensions boil over into hostilities. The kingdom ...
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Saudi Arabia Says Iran 'Unquestionably Sponsored' Attack On Oil Facilities
Saudi Arabia's military displays what it says is wreckage from drones and cruise missiles used to attack Saudi Aramco oil facilities. A Saudi spokesman says the weapons did not come from Yemen, as a rebel group has claimed, but from Iran./ Saudi Arabia's military displays what it says is ...
Saudi oil attack was approved by Iran's supreme leader, U.S. official says
Saudi oil attack allegedly approved by Iran's supreme leader/ was approved by Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, but only on the condition that it be carried out in a way that made it possible to deny Iranian involvement, a U.S. official told CBS News. Saudi Arabia on Wednesday displayed ...
Trump sees many options short of war with Iran after attacks on Saudis
LOS ANGELES/JEDDAH (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday there were many options short of war with Iran after U.S. ally Saudi Arabia displayed remnants of drones and missiles it said were used in a crippling attack on its oil sites that was “unquestionably sponsored” by ...
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Saudi Arabia shows attack site damage as Iran pledges tough defense
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at al-Bateen Air Base in Abu Dhabi/ KHURAIS, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia on Friday took media to inspect oil facilities hit by attacks that Washington and Riyadh blame on Iran, showing melted pipes and burnt equipment, as Tehran vowed wide ...
Air raid sirens tested across Saudi capital as country prepares for conflict escalation with Iran
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - AFP/ Air raid sirens were tested across the Saudi Arabian capital on Thursday as the country prepared for a possible escalation with Iran, following a weekend attack on its oil fields raised the stakes in the conflict. Text messages were sent out ...
The Latest: UN experts in Saudi to investigate oil attacks
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks after stepping off his plane upon arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP) (Associated Press)/ DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Latest on tensions in the Persian Gulf (all ...
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Iran warns of ‘all-out war’ if US retaliates in wake of Saudi oil facility bombings
warned Thursday that an "all-out war” could break out if any country attacks it following weekend bombings of Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities that the U.S. believes Tehran orchestrated./ Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s stark message to CNN comes a day after Mike Pompeo tweeted that the ...
Saudi Oil Facility Attack: What We Know
The U.S. and Saudi Arabia claim Iran is behind the attack. Iran denies involvement. Here's what the physical evidence shows./ What We Know About The Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities/ On Sept. 14, a major Saudi oil processing plant was rocked by a series of explosions. The facility, and another oil ...
As Trump weighs options, Iranian official warns of 'all-out war' if US or Saudi Arabia attacks
WASHINGTON – Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday warned of “all-out war” if the U.S. or Saudi Arabia attacked Tehran in retaliation for its alleged role in the crippling strikes on told CNN in an interview that aired Thursday morning. to respond to drone and missile strikes on Saudi Arabia’s oil ...
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Vows ‘All-Out War’ if U.S. or Saudis Strike
A military strike against Iran by the United States or Saudi Arabia would result in “an all-out war,” Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said on Thursday, repeating his government’s denial of responsibility The Houthi rebel faction in Yemen — supported by Iran in its fight against a ...
The Latest: Iraq rejects joining US-led maritime coalition
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks after stepping off his plane upon arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)/ DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on tensions in the Persian Gulf (all times local): ...
Iran warns U.S. of ‘all out war’ if attacked
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at al-Bateen Air Base in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)/ Iran warned Thursday that military action by the United States or Saudi Arabia would result in “all-out war” as the Trump administration ...
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Exclusive: Zarif threatens 'all out war' in case of military strike on Iran
Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds./ foreign minister has raised the specter of "all out war" that Saudi Arabia would have to fight "to the last American soldier" in case of United States or Saudi strikes./ In an exclusive interview with ...
Yemen rebels threaten strikes against Dubai and Abu Dhabi
backed Huthi rebels have threatened to attack dozens of targets in the United Arab Emirates, including in the emirate of Dubai, home of the world's tallest tower, Burj Khalifa (AFP Photo/KARIM SAHIB)/ Sanaa (AFP) - Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels on Wednesday threatened to attack dozens of ...
Trump says he’d give Iranian leaders visas to attend UN
President Donald Trump and new national security adviser Robert O’Brien arrive on Marine One to talk with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)/ WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ...
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Analysts: Weapons in Saudi attack similar to Iranian ones
A Saudi military officer walks by what was described asa the remains of Iranian cruise missiles and drones used in an attack this weekend that targeted the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry, during a press conference by military spokesman Col. Turki al-Malki in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ...
Saudi says Iranian sponsorship of attack undeniable, displays arms
Remains of the missiles which Saudi government says were used to attack an Aramco oil facility, are displayed during a news conference in Riyadh/ By Nael Shyoukhi, Lisa Barrington and Aziz El Yaakoubi RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia on Wednesday displayed remnants of what it described as ...
Saudi oil attacks an 'act of war' by Iran, not Yemen rebels, Pompeo claims
U.S. and Saudi forensic teams have been collecting and analyzing the remains of weapons that were used in the attack; chief White House correspondent John Roberts reports./ U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described the weekend bombing on Saudi oil facilities as an "act of war" and called it ...
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Saudi Arabia Says Iranian Missiles and Drones Hit Oil Facilities
(RIYADH, Saudi Arabia) — Saudi Arabia alleged Wednesday that Iranian cruise missiles and drones attacked the heart of the kingdom’s oil industry, showing journalists the remains of the weapons while stopping short of directly accusing Iran of launching the assault. Iran denies being involved and ...
Saudi Arabia says weapons debris shows Iran behind oil attacks
These are external links and will open in a new window/ The Saudis say the direction of the strikes showed the missiles could not have come from Yemen Saudi Arabia's defence ministry has shown off what it says is wreckage of drones and cruise missiles that prove Iranian involvement in weekend ...
Iran warns of retaliation against US actions as Trump asks for increased sanctions amid Saudi ...
U.S. and Saudi forensic teams have been collecting and analyzing the remains of weapons that were used in the attack; chief White House correspondent John Roberts reports./ on Wednesday warned that it would "immediately" retaliate against the United States if Tehran is targeted over a crippling ...
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Trump orders more Iran curbs as Saudi readies attack evidence
Smoke is seen following a fire at Aramco facility in the eastern city of Abqaiq/ JEDDAH/DUBAI (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he ordered a major increase in sanctions on Iran in the latest U.S. move to pressure Tehran, which U.S. officials say probably carried out a ...
The Latest: Saudi says Iran missile, drones used in attack
In this Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 file photo, a satellite image from Planet Labs Inc. shows thick black smoke rising from Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq oil processing facility in Buqyaq, Saudi Arabia. The assault on the beating heart of Saudi Arabia's vast oil empire follows a new and dangerous pattern ...
Iran’s President May Skip U.N. Meeting, Blaming U.S. Obstacles
A satellite image of the Abqaiq processing plant in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. United States officials have blamed Iran for airstrikes there./ Iran’s president and other officials might not attend a United Nations gathering in New York next week because of obstacles raised by the United States, ...
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Growing Evidence Iran Launched Oil Field Attacks in Saudi Arabia
Pentagon Correspondent Carla Babb and Katherine Ahn of VOA's Persian Service contributed to this report. There is growing evidence that a drone and missile attack launched against Saudi Arabian oil fields under the cover of darkness originated in Iran. Houthi rebels in Yemen, backed by Iran, ...
AP Analysis: Saudi oil attack part of dangerous new pattern
In this July 21, 2019 file photo, a speedboat of the Iran's Revolutionary Guard moves around a British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, which was seized on Friday by the Guard, in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas. The assault on the beating heart of Saudi Arabia’s vast oil empire follows a new ...
Saudi Arabia Says Oil Attacks ‘Unquestionably Sponsored by Iran’
- Saudi Arabia on Wednesday said the weekend attacks on the kingdom’s critical oil infrastructure were “unquestionably sponsored by Iran.” “Despite Iran’s effort to make it appear so,” the attack did not originate from Yemen, said Turki al-Maliki, a spokesman for the Saudi defense ministry. On ...
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Zarif Warns of ‘All-Out War’ If U.S. or Saudis Strike Iran
- Iran’s foreign minister warned that any U.S. or Saudi strike on his country in response to the attacks on the kingdom’s critical oil facilities would lead to “all-out war.” In an interview with CNN, Javad Zarif reiterated that Iran wasn’t involved in the weekend attacks and hoped to avoid a ...
Pompeo calls attacks on Saudi oil facilities ‘act of war’ as Trump orders increase in sanctions ...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday decried the weekend attacks on the Saudi oil industry as an “act of war” as President Trump ordered a substantial increase in sanctions against Iran, which Washington has linked to the strikes. Amid the escalating tensions in the region, Saudi Arabia ...
Saudi says oil attacks from north, sponsored by Iran
Saudi Arabia said Wednesday that strikes on its oil infrastructure came from the "north" and were "unquestionably" sponsored by Iran, but that the kingdom was still investigating where exactly they were launched from. "The attack was launched from the north and unquestionably sponsored by Iran," ...
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Pompeo making spur-of-the-moment trip to Mideast as Iran rules out talks
The Trump administration announced that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would fly to the Persian Gulf on Wednesday to discuss a response to an attack on Saudi oil facilities, as Iran’s supreme leader ruled out any direct talks with the United States. Pompeo’s spur-of-the-moment trip, which will ...
Saudi Arabia Says 'We Don't Know' Who Attacked Oil Sites After U.S. Accuses Iran
Saudi Arabia said it still has not identified the perpetrator of an attack on its oil sites, despite it being claimed by a Yemeni rebel group and blamed on Iran by the United States. Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman told a press conference Tuesday that "we do not know at this ...
Saudi says Iranian sponsorship of attack undeniable, displays arms
Remains of the missiles which Saudi government says were used to attack an Aramco oil facility, are displayed during a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia September 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/ RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia displayed remnants of what it described as Iranian drones ...
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UPDATE 2-Iran warns of crushing response, blames U.S. for regional tension
Iran sends warning to United States through Swiss * Tehran: Saudi attacks to affect oil prices short-term * (Adds Rouhani, Shamkhani, oil minister's quotes, U.N. trip) DUBAI, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Iran on Wednesday threatened a crushing response to any military strike after attacks on Saudi oil ...
WRAPUP 9-Saudi oil attacks came from southwest Iran, U.S. official says, raising tensions
(Adds detail on Saudi news conference, and comments from U.S. official on attack) * U.S. officials say drones, cruise missiles involved in attacks * Iran's supreme leader rules out talks with Washington * Saudi Arabia's oil supply fully back online - ministry * U.S. yet to offer concrete proof ...
Iran tells U.S.: Response to any attack 'won't be limited to its source'
The Iranian flag flutters in front of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria July 10, 2019. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo/ DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran’s retaliation to any military attack will not be “limited to its source,” Tehran said in an official note to ...
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Saudi Arabia Holds Iran Responsible for Oil Attacks
Military stops short of explicitly accusing Tehran of carrying out strikes/ RIYADH—Saudi Arabia said it holds Iran responsible for attacks that debilitated Saudi oil facilities, directly blaming Tehran for the first time but stopping short of explicitly accusing it of conducting the strikes. ...
Trump says he has ordered substantial increase of Iran sanctions
U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California on September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had ordered Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to ...
Saudi Arabia oil attacks: 'Weapons show Iran behind strikes'
Saudi Arabia's defence ministry has shown off what it says is wreckage of drones and cruise missiles that prove Iranian involvement in weekend attacks on two oil facilities. It said 18 drones and seven cruise missiles were fired from a direction that ruled out Yemen as a source. Yemen's ...
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Saudi Arabia oil drone attack 'a blow for the world'
The drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil installations are an attack on the "whole world" and its economy, according to the newly appointed Saudi ambassador to London. Prince Khalid Bin Bandar Al-Saud told the BBC's Frank Gardner that Iran was most likely behind the attack. He also called last ...
Iran denies role in Saudi oil attack, warns against US response
Tehran says any move by the U.S. against Iran will receive immediate reaction and the response 'won't be limited to its source'; Lucas Tomlinson reports from the Pentagon.
Iran warns U.S. against taking action on Saudi oil installations
Iran warned the U.S. that any action taken against it following an attack on Saudi oil installations will "immediately" be met with a response from Tehran, its state-run news agency reported Wednesday, further raising Mideast tensions.
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Saudi, allies must pay the price for spilling Yemenis blood: Ansarullah
26PM [Updated: Tue Sep 17, 2019 04:00PM ]/ Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement has censured support for the Saudi-led coalition of aggressors in the wake of Yemeni retaliatory drone attacks on Aramco oil facilities in eastern Saudi Arabia, stressing that those who have no reservations at all ...
Zarif: Military strike on Iran will lead to 'all-out war' in region
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks in an exclusive interview with the CNN in Tehran on Thursday 19, 2019. (via CNN)/ Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says a possible military strike against his country by the United States or Saudi Arabia, will unleash an “all-out” ...
Fresh deal with US unlikely due to confusion in its policy towards Iran: Foreign Ministry
37PM [Updated: Thu Sep 19, 2019 01:38PM ]/ Iran says working out a new agreement of any sort with the United States is impossible for the time being given the current state of uncertainty and ambiguity in the White House regarding its policy toward Iran. “We are witnessing a state of confusion ...
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Iraq will not join US-led Persian Gulf patrol force: Foreign Ministry
The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Baghdad will not join a US-led mission in the Persian Gulf purportedly seeking to protect maritime navigation, warning that such a military force will “complicate the political and security situation” in the Middle East region. The ministry’s spokesman, ...
UAE follows Saudi suit, joins anti-Iran naval mission in Persian Gulf
28AM [Updated: Thu Sep 19, 2019 07:59AM ]/ Following in the footsteps of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates has joined a US-led naval mission purportedly aimed at protecting shipping lanes in Middle Eastern waterways. The official Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported the UAE’s decision to ...
Over 80 percent of Americans won't back war over attack on Saudi oil: Poll
25AM [Updated: Thu Sep 19, 2019 05:27AM ]/ In this file photo taken on March 20, 2018 US President Donald Trump (R) holds a defense sales chart with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (Photo by AFP)/ Most Americans are opposed to the idea of a new US military conflict over the recent ...
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US Secretary of State Pompeo: Saudi oil attack an 'act of war'
49AM [Updated: Thu Sep 19, 2019 01:00AM ]/ US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks after steping off his plane upon arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on September 18, 2019. (Via AFP)/ US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has described the attack on Saudi oil ...
Zarif: US once again shows sanctions aimed at Iranian people
48PM [Updated: Wed Sep 18, 2019 07:03PM ]/ Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrives to attend a meeting with the acting director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in the Iranian capital Tehran on September 8, 2019. (Photo by AFP)/ Iranian Foreign Minister ...
Saudi oil strikes perfect example of Yemeni forces’ military capabilities: Army spox
24PM [Updated: Wed Sep 18, 2019 06:30PM ]/ The spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, speaks at a press conference in the capital Sana’a on September 18, 2019. (Photo by Arabic-language al-Masirah television network)/ The spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces has lauded ...
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Iran seeks to reduce tensions but will surprise aggressors in case of attack: Senior official
46PM [Updated: Wed Sep 18, 2019 04:46PM ]/ Iran’s top security official says the Islamic Republic seeks to reduce tensions and avoid confrontation but will give a crushing response to any act of aggression or attempt to endanger the country’s interests. “Iran’s strategic policy is to reduce ...
US pressure has failed, Trump should return to JCPOA: Zarif
03PM [Updated: Wed Sep 18, 2019 04:03PM ]/ Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says America's campaign of pressure against Tehran has failed, advising US President Donald Trump to return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal if it wants a seat at the negotiating table. Speaking to reporters at ...
Trump: I will 'substantially' increase sanctions on Iran
03PM [Updated: Wed Sep 18, 2019 02:11PM ]/ US President Donald Trump talks to journalists on the South Lawn of the White House prior to his departure on September 16, 2019 in Washington, DC. (AFP photo)/ US President Donald Trump has ordered Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to “substantially” ...
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Yemeni forces, allies shoot down Saudi-led surveillance drone in Ta’izz
This undated picture shows the wreckage of an unmanned aerial vehicle belonging to the Saudi-led military coalition after it was intercepted and targeted by Yemeni army forces and allied fighters from Popular Committees. (Photo by Yemen’s Operations Command Center)/ Yemeni army forces, supported ...
Iran issues sober warning to US: Action will be met with counteraction
43AM [Updated: Wed Sep 18, 2019 10:53AM ]/ Iran has warned the United States via Switzerland that any action taken against the country over the false accusation that Tehran was behind the recent attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities will be met with an immediate response. In an official note ...
Rouhani: Stop blaming governments; recognize power of nations
12AM [Updated: Wed Sep 18, 2019 10:55AM ]/ Iran's President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a cabinet meeting in Tehran on September 18, 2019. (Photo by president.ir)/ Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has advised the warmongering states to recognize the rising power of regional nations and stop the ...
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Japan says Houthis, not Iran, conducted Saudi attacks
17AM [Updated: Wed Sep 18, 2019 09:31AM ]/ Japan says it has not seen any evidence to prove a claim by the United States that Iran was involved in recent “We are not aware of any information that points to Iran,” Japan’s Defense Minister Taro Kono told reporters at a briefing on Wednesday. “We ...
Saudi Arabia joins US naval mission in Middle East amid tensions with Iran
28AM [Updated: Wed Sep 18, 2019 07:28AM ]/ Saudi Arabia joins a US-led naval mission purportedly aimed at protecting shipping lanes in Middle Eastern waterways as Washington and Riyadh engage in another blame game against Iran following massive Yemeni drone attacks on key Saudi oil facilities. ...
Riyadh doesn’t yet know who carried oil strikes or why: Saudi energy minister
28PM [Updated: Tue Sep 17, 2019 11:28PM ]/ Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman gives a press conference in the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on September 17, 2019. (Photo by AFP)/ Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman says Riyadh does not yet ...
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Is Yemen incapable of launching precision attacks against Saudi Arabia?
The United States and Saudi officials claim that the Yemeni army is incapable of launching precision attacks against the Saudi targets. Here is why their argument is not valid.
