Saudi Arabia Says Iranian Weapons Were Used In Attacks On Oil Plants

Official spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, Colonel Turki Al-Malki speaks during a news conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on September 16, 2019. Ahmed Yosri/Reuters

Business Insider: Saudi Arabia says Iranian weapons were used in attacks on oil plants and that the attacks did not originate in Yemen

* Saudi Arabia on Monday said Iranian weapons were used in strikes on two of its major oil facilities that have caused oil prices to surge.
* Houthi rebels in Yemen, who are allied with Iran, claimed responsibility for the attack. But a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen on Monday said the strikes did not originate in Yemen.
* "The preliminary results show that the weapons are Iranian ... The terrorist attack did not originate from Yemen as the Houthi militia claimed," Colonel Turki al-Malki told reporters.
* This came after US officials blamed Iran for the attack and hinted at a possible military response.

Saudi Arabia on Monday said Iranian weapons were used in devastating strikes on two of its major oil facilities, Reuters reported, which came after US officials blamed Iran for the attack and President Donald Trump alluded to possible military strikes as a response.

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack, which took place on Saturday, but that assertion has been called into question. The Houthi rebels said the attack was conducted via 10 drones that targeted the oil plants.

Colonel Turki al-Malki, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen that's battling the Houthis, said preliminary results of an investigation into the attack shows it did not originate in Yemen.

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WNU Editor: The U.S. concurs with this Saudi assessment .... Saudi oil attacks: US says intelligence shows Iran involved (BBC).

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