Daily Mail: Saudi Arabia's 'PROOF' that Iran carried out oil strike: Kingdom reveals wreckage of drones and cruise missiles it claims is 'undeniable evidence' Tehran is to blame for attack
* Iran has displayed the wreckage of drones and cruise missiles which it says were used to attack its oil refinery at Abqaiq and Khurais oil field
* Defence ministry said wreckage is 'undeniable' evidence Tehran was to blame
* Comes after Iran says its response to any US military attack would be 'crushing'
* Mohammed bin Salman described the strike as an attack on the global economy
* Donald Trump is said to be considering military strikes against Iran after the US and Saudi said it had evidence Iran was responsible
Saudi Arabia has today displayed remnants of drones and missiles it said were used in attacks on its oil facilities and described them as 'undeniable' evidence that Iran was involved.
Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Turki al-Malki said a total of 25 drones and missiles including Iranian Delta Wing unmanned aerial vehicles were used during the attack on the Abqaiq refinery and Khurais oil field.
He said seven missiles either failed to hit their targets or failed to explode, with wreckage of several recovered from the desert.
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WNU Editor: I have been blogging and posting on the Yemen war since the beginning. There is no way that the Houthi rebels have the ability or resources to conduct an operation involving 25 drones and cruise missiles.
More News On Saudi Arabia Saying 25 Drones And Missiles Were Used By Iran To Attack Its Oil Facilities
Saudi oil attacks: All the latest updates -- Al Jazeera
Saudi Arabia says Iran missiles, drones attacked oil sites -- AP
Saudi Arabia oil attacks: Weapons debris 'proves Iran behind them' -- BBC
Saudi Arabia displays fragments from attack site it says ‘unquestionably’ prove Iranian involvement -- France 24
Saudi says Iranian sponsorship of attack undeniable, displays arms -- Reuters
Saudi offers 'proof' of Iran's role in oil attack and urges US response -- The Guardian
Saudi says oil attacks from north, sponsored by Iran -- AFP
Saudi Arabia displays recovered drones and missiles, points to Iran -- DW
Saudis say burned weapons 'unquestionably' prove Iran behind oil attacks -- UPI
Oil attacks 'unquestionably sponsored by Iran': Saudi Arabia -- Al Jazeera
Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of sponsoring oil-plant attack, says it ‘couldn’t have originated in Yemen’ -- RT
Saudi oil attacks: Images show detail of damage -- BBC
9 comments:
this is what the paper says attacked Saudi Arabia!
"Iran has displayed the wreckage of drones and cruise missiles which it says were used to attack its oil refinery at Abqaiq and Khurais oil field"
But we are to belive that Iran attacked Saudi Arabia, not Iran attacked Iran.
If iranians used cruise missiles, then what patriot batteries are doing in Saudi Arabia?
Editor,
I'm not sure how you "know" the Houthi rebels could not have conducted this attack. After all they did claim responsibility. The tendency of media personnel is to rely heavily on government officials, often anonymous ones, for their sources. At least where and when US officials are involved the tendency is to overestimate our abilities and those of our "allies" while underestimating those of adversaries and potential adversaries. As such, very respectfully I would not be so quick to assume the Houthi rebels are not behind this.
Anon
I noticed the Daily Mail error also.
B. Poster
The most drones that the Houthis have used in an attack in the past is 5 or six. The same number in a missile attack.
The difference in this case is that cruise missiles were used (I under 7 were launched), as well as 18 drones. That is a lot of assets in the air to manage. The distance that these cruise missiles and drones had to travel from Yemen to hit their targets in northeastern Saudi Arabia was also great. The Houthis have never conducted such a long distance attack in the past, let alone using 25 drones and missiles.
The Patriot missiles are focused on Yemen, not on protecting the northeast of the country.
Thank you for the reply. Your insights are very much appreciated. Just because they hadn't done something of this scale in the past doesn't necessarily indicate they lack the capability. I think it is entirely possible that they picked a time and place of their choosing to "show their hand" in order to maximize the effect and Saudis may not have even seen their best "hand."
Are the Patriots geared to deal with low flying targets? The Saudis need Israel's Iron Dome or something similar.
Poster, you are saying the Houthis have been trained to program and set up and fire these weapons that are clearly Iranian. That the Houthis have servailence[sp] equipment to scout out their targets as was done in this incident? It was impressive shooting despite the blanks. You've seen the photos, I'm sure. You've read of the track these weapons took to reach the facility. The accusations that the firing point was in Iran.
So what makes you think they did more than push the firing button?
I'm not sure who did it. I think I made that clear. I don't have a great deal of trust in US Intelligence or that which passes for media analysis.
I think it is entirely possible that not only did the Houthis push the firing button but they conducted the entire attack from planning to execution with no Iranian knowledge or assistance at all.
It does seem clear someone may be trying to goad us into war. If the Iranians aren't behind it, due to incessant anti-American messaging over many decades the leadership can't plead for calm and expect to live. Perhaps a rogue element in the Iranian military is the culprit.
Enough information isn't available right now. The Saudis seem subdued. With the primary source being US Intelligence I've learned the hard way to be cautious.
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